# Kerns vs keys

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Kerns
*noun · IPA [kɛʁns] · frequency rank #39,463*
Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Kern

### keys
*noun · IPA [kiːz] · frequency rank #18,945*
Plural des Substantivs key

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