# Kerlen vs Kern

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Kerlen
*noun · IPA [ˈkɛʁlən] · frequency rank #35,868*
Dativ Plural des Substantivs Kerl

### Kern
*noun · IPA [kɛʁn] · frequency rank #2,602*
in der Mitte befindlicher Hauptbestandteil eines Ganzen; Basis, Zentrum

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