# serves vs sever

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### serves
*verb · IPA /sɝvz/ · frequency rank #3,725*
third-person singular simple present indicative of serve

### sever
*verb · IPA /ˈsɛv.ɚ/ · frequency rank #23,989*
To cut free.

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