# Bernard vs Bernhard

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Bernard
*name · IPA /ˈbɜːnəd/ · frequency rank #6,871*
A male given name from the Germanic languages.

### Bernhard
*name · frequency rank #34,796*
A surname.

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