irreal
[ˈɪʁeaːl]
The verdict
“irreal” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht real, nicht der Realität entsprechend oder mit ihr zusammenhängend (und dadurch nicht durchführbar)
Corpus desk
Index DE-irreal · irreal · German
irreal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | irreal |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈɪʁeaːl] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “irreal” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
Rare enough to double-check
irreal is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɪʁeaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "nicht real, nicht der Realität entsprechend oder mit ihr zusammenhängend (und dadurch nicht durchführbar)".
irreal doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is irreal, spelled I-R-R-E-A-L.
Definition
- 1nicht real, nicht der Realität entsprechend oder mit ihr zusammenhängend (und dadurch nicht durchführbar)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how irreal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Eine Welt ohne Krieg und Hunger scheint irreal zu sein.
Dass Du beim Turnier den ersten Platz belegst, ist vollkommen irreal.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.