# Sergei vs serve

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Sergei
*name · frequency rank #15,269*
A transliteration of the Russian male given name Серге́й (Sergéj), equivalent to Sergius.

### 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/sergei-vs-serve