# Ralf vs real

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Ralf
*name · IPA [ʁalf] · frequency rank #5,873*
männlicher Vorname

### real
*adjective · IPA [ʁeˈaːl] · frequency rank #2,082*
in materieller Form vorhanden

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