# Kerlen vs Kerze

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Kerze
*noun · IPA [ˈkɛʁt͡sə] · frequency rank #12,517*
Leuchtmittel mit offener Flamme; bestehend aus Wachs

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