# real vs really

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### really
*adverb · IPA [ˈrɪəli] · frequency rank #22,113*
in Wirklichkeit

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