# Kern vs Kerzen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Kerzen
*noun · IPA [ˈkɛʁt͡sn̩] · frequency rank #8,735*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Kerze

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/kern-vs-kerzen