# Kerlen vs killen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### killen
*verb · IPA [ˈkɪlən] · frequency rank #35,268*
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## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/kerlen-vs-killen