# Kerne vs Kernel

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Kerne
*noun · IPA [ˈkɛʁnə] · frequency rank #21,313*
Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Kern

### Kernel
*noun · IPA [ˈkœːɐ̯nl̩] · frequency rank #29,656*
der Programm-Kern eines Betriebssystems

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