# Karl vs Kerle

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Karl
*name · IPA [kaʁl] · frequency rank #1,086*
männlicher Vorname

### Kerle
*noun · IPA [ˈkɛʁlə] · frequency rank #9,745*
Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Kerl

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/karl-vs-kerle