# Kern vs key

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### key
*noun · IPA [kiː] · frequency rank #8,577*
Schlüssel

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