# Serbia vs serif

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Serbia
*name · IPA /ˈsɜː.bi.ə/ · frequency rank #11,113*
A country on the Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. Official name: Republic of Serbia. Capital and largest city: Belgrade. Part of Yugoslavia until 1992, then part of Serbia and Montenegro until 2006.

### serif
*noun · IPA /ˈsɛɹɪf/ · frequency rank #45,077*
A short line added to the end of a stroke in traditional typefaces, such as Times New Roman.

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