RealesvsReflexConfusable pair

Which to use

“Reales” and “Reflex” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#29,746
“Reales” frequency rank
#19,687
“Reflex” frequency rank
49433
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Reales Reflex
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Real nicht kontrollierbare Bewegung

Letter map: Reales vs Reflex

Shared letters muted; letters that set Reales and Reflex apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

6 ch
Reales
6 ch
Reflex

Pair insight - Reales / Reflex

Reales and Reflex are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49433, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Reales is recorded at frequency rank #29,746, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Reflex is at rank #19,687, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʁeˈflɛks].

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 49433, this pair ranks #1,211,711 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Reales vs Reflex

Shared letters: elr. Private to "Reales": as. Private to "Reflex": fx.

"Reales" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "Reflex" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Realeserales · raeles · reaels · realess · realles · realse · relaes · rreales
  • Reflexerflex · refelx · refflex · reflexx · refllex · reflxe · relfex · rfelex

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Reales" for "Reflex" ever safe?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "Reales" vs "Reflex" - which ranks higher?
"Reflex" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,687 in our German list, against #29,746 for "Reales". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "Reales" vs "Reflex" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Reales" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Reflex" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,211,711 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Reales" and "Reflex" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs Reales". 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 #1,211,711 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list