# Kerns vs Klerus

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Klerus
*noun · IPA [ˈkleːʁʊs] · frequency rank #26,479*
die Gesamtheit der Geistlichen (Kleriker)

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