# sending vs serving

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sending
*verb · IPA /ˈsɛndɪŋ/ · frequency rank #2,463*
present participle and gerund of send

### 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/sending-vs-serving