srvssriWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: sr is a noun, sri is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“sr” is a noun and “sri” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#11,308
“sr” frequency rank
#16,017
“sri” frequency rank
27325
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sr sri
Definition Sieur. se Moquer

Letter map: sr vs sri

Shared letters muted; letters that set sr and sri apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

2 ch
sr
3 ch
sri

Grammar separator: sr vs sri

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sr is anoun and sriaverb. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “sr” sits inside “sri”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27325, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sr is recorded at frequency rank #11,308, classified as anoun, pronounced \sjœʁ\. sri is at rank #16,017, tagged as averb.

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 27325, this pair ranks #329,702 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of sr vs sri

Shared letters: rs. Private to "sr": -. Private to "sri": i.

"sr" · 2 letters · shape CC  ·  "sri" · 3 letters · shape CCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "sr" and "sri" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "sr" is a noun and "sri" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "sr" vs "sri" - which ranks higher?
"sr" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,308 in our French list, against #16,017 for "sri". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

You've compared "sr" and "sri". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "sr" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "sri" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #329,702 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sr" and "sri" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sri vs suu". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #329,702 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list