# realen vs really

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### realen
*adjective · IPA [ʁeˈaːlən] · frequency rank #6,713*
Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs real

### 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/realen-vs-really