# CERN

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #31,908

## Definitions
1. European Council for Nuclear Research

## Etymology
From the French acronym.

## Easily confused with
- **CR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cern-vs-cr)
- **cry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cern-vs-cry)
- **CNN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cern-vs-cnn)
- **con** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cern-vs-con)
- **CPR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cern-vs-cpr)
- **cor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cern-vs-cor)
- **CES** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cern-vs-ces)
- **CSR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cern-vs-csr)
- **CFR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cern-vs-cfr)
- **CRT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cern-vs-crt)
- **CRM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cern-vs-crm)
- **CTR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cern-vs-ctr)
- **cur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cern-vs-cur)
- **CRS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cern-vs-crs)
- **CET** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cern-vs-cet)
- **CRO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cern-vs-cro)
- **CHR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cern-vs-chr)
- **CRI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cern-vs-cri)
- **cru** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cern-vs-cru)
- **core** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cern-vs-core)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ccern`, `cenr`, `cernn`, `cerrn`, `cren`, `ecrn`

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