# keinen vs Kerlen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### keinen
*unknown · IPA [ˈkaɪ̯nən] · frequency rank #235*
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum des Indefinitpronomens keiner

### Kerlen
*noun · IPA [ˈkɛʁlən] · frequency rank #35,868*
Dativ Plural 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/keinen-vs-kerlen