MarekvsRealesConfusable pair

Quick tell: Marek is a name, Reales is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Marek” is a name and “Reales” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#23,227
“Marek” frequency rank
#29,746
“Reales” frequency rank
52973
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Marek Reales
Definition Familienname Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Real

Letter map: Marek vs Reales

Shared letters muted; letters that set Marek and Reales apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. Marek runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against Reales's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
Marek
6 ch
Reales

Grammar separator: Marek vs Reales

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Marek is aname and Realesanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52973, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Marek is recorded at frequency rank #23,227, classified as aname, pronounced […]. Reales is at rank #29,746, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 52973, this pair ranks #1,076,003 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Marek vs Reales

Shared letters: aer. Private to "Marek": km. Private to "Reales": ls.

"Marek" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "Reales" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Marekamrek · maerk · marekk · marrek · mmarek · mraek
  • Realeserales · raeles · reaels · realess · realles · realse · relaes · rreales

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Marek" for "Reales" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Marek" is a name and "Reales" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "Marek" vs "Reales" - which ranks higher?
"Marek" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,227 in our German list, against #29,746 for "Reales". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Marek" and "Reales".

  • Full dictionary entry for "Marek" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Reales" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,076,003 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Marek" and "Reales" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs Reales". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #1,076,003 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list