# core vs course

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### core
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #15,059*
Kern

### course
*noun · IPA [kɔːs] · frequency rank #23,880*
die Richtung einer Fortbewegung

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