# selling vs serving

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### selling
*noun · IPA /ˈsɛlɪŋ/ · frequency rank #1,646*
Action of the verb to sell.

### serving
*noun · IPA /ˈsɜːvɪŋ/ · frequency rank #2,405*
The act or process of serving.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/selling-vs-serving