# Serb vs serve

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Serb
*noun · IPA /ˈsɝb/ · frequency rank #24,900*
A person of Serb descent (not necessarily from Serbia). (Compare Serbian.)

### serve
*noun · IPA /sɜːv/ · frequency rank #1,502*
An act of putting the ball or shuttlecock in play in various games.

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