# kern vs Klein

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### kern
*noun · IPA /kɜːn/ · frequency rank #23,580*
A corn; grain; kernel.

### Klein
*name · IPA /klaɪn/ · frequency rank #11,059*
A surname from German, equivalent to English Small.

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