Realien
German, noun[ʁeˈaːli̯ən]
Realien is spelled R-E-A-L-I-E-N (7 letters) and appears about once in every 16 million words in written German, the 225,828th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Realien is a German noun meaning “Facts, realities” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Naturwissenschaften, naturwissenschaftliche Fächer”.
What does Realien mean in English?
noun
- 1
obsoleteFacts, realities
- 2
obsoleteExpertise, know-how
- 3
obsoleteNatural sciences, collectively
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Naturwissenschaften, naturwissenschaftliche Fächer 2. wirkliche Dinge, Tatsachen 3. Sachwissen (im Gegensatz zu Verbalien)
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce Realien?
- [ʁeˈaːli̯ən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Realien in German?
Realien appears about once in every 16 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).