Which to use
“servir” and “servira” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,379
- “servir” frequency rank
- #7,762
- “servira” frequency rank
- 9141
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | servir | servira |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | S’acquitter de certains offices, de certaines obligations envers une personne ou une collectivité. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de servir. |
Where the eye mixes servir and servira
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between servir and servira
A purely visual mix-up. servir (\sɛʁ.viʁ\) and servira (\sɛʁ.vi.ʁa\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “servir” sits inside “servira”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9141, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
servir is recorded at frequency rank #1,379, classified as averb, pronounced \sɛʁ.viʁ\. servira is at rank #7,762, tagged as averb, pronounced \sɛʁ.vi.ʁa\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 9141, this pair ranks #417,669 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of servir vs servira
Shared letters: eirsv. Private to "servir": -. Private to "servira": a.
"servir" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "servira" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "servir" for "servira" ever safe?
Which is more common, "servir" or "servira"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "servir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "servira" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #417,669 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "servir" and "servira" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "servile vs servira". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #417,669 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.