Which to use
“reality” is a noun and “really” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,922
- “reality” frequency rank
- #22,113
- “really” frequency rank
- 33035
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reality | really |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Realität, Wirklichkeit | in Wirklichkeit |
Letter map: reality vs really
Shared letters muted; letters that set reality and really apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Part-of-speech tell for reality / really
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: reality is anoun and reallyanadverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33035, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reality is recorded at frequency rank #10,922, classified as anoun, 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 33035, this pair ranks #1,694,707 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of reality vs really
Shared letters: aelry. Private to "reality": it. Private to "really": -.
"reality" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "really" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reality" and "really" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "reality" or "really"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "reality" and "really".
- Full dictionary entry for "reality" 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 #1,694,707 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reality" and "really" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs reality". 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 #1,694,707 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.