Which to use
“ready” is an adjective and “really” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,370
- “ready” frequency rank
- #22,113
- “really” frequency rank
- 40483
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ready | really |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bereit, fertig | in Wirklichkeit |
Letter map: ready vs really
Shared letters muted; letters that set ready and really apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: ready vs really
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ready is anadjective and reallyanadverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40483, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ready is recorded at frequency rank #18,370, classified as anadj, pronounced […]. really is at rank #22,113, tagged as anadv, pronounced [ˈrɪəli].
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 40483, this pair ranks #1,507,167 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ready vs really
Shared letters: aery. Private to "ready": d. Private to "really": l.
"ready" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "really" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ready" and "really" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "ready" or "really" show up more?
After this comparison
You've compared "ready" and "really". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "ready" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "really" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,507,167 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ready" and "really" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs ready". 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 #1,507,167 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.