# serving

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsɜːvɪŋ/ · frequency rank #2,405

## Definitions
1. The act or process of serving.
2. An instance of that act or process.
3. The quantity of food or drink intended for one person in a single sitting; especially in relation to a meal.
4. A fraction or share.
5. A layer added to the outside of an electrical cable to protect it.

## Etymology
By surface analysis, serve + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **spring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/serving-vs-spring)
- **string** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/serving-vs-string)
- **sewing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/serving-vs-sewing)
- **setting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/serving-vs-setting)
- **surfing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/serving-vs-surfing)
- **shaving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/serving-vs-shaving)
- **shoving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/serving-vs-shoving)
- **sexting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/serving-vs-sexting)
- **sterling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/serving-vs-sterling)
- **starving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/serving-vs-starving)
- **striving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/serving-vs-striving)
- **shelving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/serving-vs-shelving)
- **swerving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/serving-vs-swerving)
- **seeing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seeing-vs-serving)
- **saving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saving-vs-serving)
- **serine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/serine-vs-serving)
- **service** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/service-vs-serving)
- **selling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/selling-vs-serving)
- **sending** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sending-vs-serving)
- **seeking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seeking-vs-serving)

## Common misspellings (11)
`esrving`, `serivng`, `serrving`, `servign`, `servingg`, `servinng`, `servnig`, `servving`, `sevring`, `sreving`, `sserving`

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