# Serb

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsɝb/ · frequency rank #24,900

## Definitions
1. A person of Serb descent (not necessarily from Serbia). (Compare Serbian.)

## Etymology
From Serbo-Croatian Srbi, from Proto-Slavic *sьrbъ (“ally, Serb, Sorb”), from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to protect, watch over”); akin to Latin servo (“I guard, I protect”), Old English searu (“weapons, armor”), Lithuanian sárgas (“watchman”), Ancient Greek ἥρως (hḗrōs, “hero”), Avestan 𐬵𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (haraⁱti), 𐬵𐬀𐬎𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (haᵘruuaⁱti, “to guard”). Doublet of Sorb.

## Easily confused with
- **set** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/serb-vs-set)
- **sex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/serb-vs-sex)
- **sir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/serb-vs-sir)
- **sub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/serb-vs-sub)
- **sew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/serb-vs-sew)
- **ses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/serb-vs-ses)
- **SOB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/serb-vs-sob)
- **STR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/serb-vs-str)
- **SLR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/serb-vs-slr)
- **Snr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/serb-vs-snr)
- **sor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/serb-vs-sor)
- **SPR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/serb-vs-spr)
- **SSB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/serb-vs-ssb)
- **SFR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/serb-vs-sfr)
- **sry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/serb-vs-sry)
- **sez** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/serb-vs-sez)
- **sure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/serb-vs-sure)
- **sort** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/serb-vs-sort)
- **sets** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/serb-vs-sets)
- **sexy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/serb-vs-sexy)

## Common misspellings (6)
`esrb`, `sebr`, `serbb`, `serrb`, `sreb`, `sserb`

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