# Kernel

> German word · Noun · IPA [ˈkœːɐ̯nl̩] · frequency rank #29,656

## Definitions
1. der Programm-Kern eines Betriebssystems

## Easily confused with
- **Kerze** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/kernel-vs-kerze)
- **Kerns** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/kernel-vs-kerns)
- **Kerzen** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/kernel-vs-kerzen)
- **Kessel** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/kernel-vs-kessel)
- **Körner** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/kernel-vs-korner)
- **Kürzel** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/kernel-vs-kurzel)
- **Kernen** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/kernel-vs-kernen)
- **Kerner** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/kernel-vs-kerner)
- **Kurbel** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/kernel-vs-kurbel)
- **Kerpen** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/kernel-vs-kerpen)
- **Kern** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/kern-vs-kernel)
- **Kerl** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/kerl-vs-kernel)
- **keine** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/keine-vs-kernel)
- **kenne** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/kenne-vs-kernel)
- **Kerle** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/kerle-vs-kernel)
- **Kegel** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/kegel-vs-kernel)
- **Kerne** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/kerne-vs-kernel)
- **Karel** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/karel-vs-kernel)
- **Kerbe** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/kerbe-vs-kernel)
- **keinen** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/keinen-vs-kernel)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ekrnel`, `kenrel`, `kerenl`, `kernell`, `kernle`, `kernnel`, `kerrnel`, `kkernel`, `krenel`

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