# serif vs servo

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### 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.

### servo
*noun · IPA /ˈsɜː.vəʊ/ · frequency rank #33,014*
A servomechanism.

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