# serves vs slaves

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### slaves
*noun · IPA /sleɪvz/ · frequency rank #5,266*
plural of slave

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