Which to use
“servis” is an adjective and “servons” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,062
- “servis” frequency rank
- #44,187
- “servons” frequency rank
- 57249
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | servis | servons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de servi. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de servir. |
Where the eye mixes servis and servons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: servis vs servons
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: servis is \sɛʁ.vi\ while servons is \sɛʁ.vɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57249, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
servis is recorded at frequency rank #13,062, classified as anadj, pronounced \sɛʁ.vi\. servons is at rank #44,187, tagged as averb, pronounced \sɛʁ.vɔ̃\.
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 57249, this pair ranks #116,169 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of servis vs servons
Shared letters: ersv. Private to "servis": i. Private to "servons": no.
"servis" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "servons" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "servis" and "servons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "servis" or "servons"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "servis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "servons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #116,169 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "servis" and "servons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "servants vs servons". 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 #116,169 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.