# Berlin vs Bern

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Berlin
*name · IPA /bəˈlɪn/ · frequency rank #3,741*
The capital and largest city of Germany.

### Bern
*name · IPA /bɜː(ɹ)n/ · frequency rank #24,095*
A placename

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