# real vs reed

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### reed
*noun · IPA [riːd] · frequency rank #18,037*
bestimmtes Gras; Schilf

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