Kern
German, noun/kɛrn/
Kern is spelled K-E-R-N (4 letters) and appears 32 times per million words in written German, the 2,594th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Kern is a German masculine noun meaning “kernel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “in der Mitte befindlicher Hauptbestandteil eines Ganzen; Basis, Zentrum”.
What does Kern mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinekernel
- 2
masculinegrain
- 3
masculinecore, nucleus
im Kern
- 4
masculinenucleus
- 5
masculinepit, pip, stone (of a fruit)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. in der Mitte befindlicher Hauptbestandteil eines Ganzen; Basis, Zentrum 2. Menge aller Elemente, die auf das neutrale Element abgebildet werden 3. Stein^([10]) der Steinfrüchte; innen befindlicher Teil, fester Teil von Früchten oder Samen von Früchten 4. Innenteile des Fruchtkerns/der Fruchthülle
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Kern
- Kernes genitive
- Kerns genitive
- Kerne plural
- Kernen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Kern?
- /kɛrn/
- [kɛʁn]
- [kɛɐ̯n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Kern
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Kern in German?
Kern appears 32 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).