# read vs real

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### read
*verb · IPA [ɹiːd] · frequency rank #9,794*
lesen

### 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/read-vs-real