# Keim vs Keimen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Keim
*noun · IPA [kaɪ̯m] · frequency rank #19,273*
Anfang, Beginn, erstes Anzeichen

### Keimen
*noun · IPA [ˈkaɪ̯mən] · frequency rank #33,144*
Dativ Plural des Substantivs Keim

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