Realist

[ʁeaˈlɪst]

/[ʁeaˈlɪst]/ noun

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The verdict

“Realist” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #42,753. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,753
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - an der Wirklichkeit/Realität (und nicht an Vorstellungen, Träumen oder gar Utopien) orientierter Mensch; nüchtern-sachlich denkender und handelnder Mensch

Corpus desk

Index DE-realist · Realist · German

Realist · rank #42,753 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,753
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rauschgift

Nearest frequency peer: Rauschgift (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Realist“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Realist“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Realist vs reist
57% similar
Realist vs Relikt
71% similar
Realist vs reality
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Realist
PropertyValue
HeadwordRealist
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁeaˈlɪst]
Letters7
Frequency rank#42,753
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Realist“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Realistliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Rauschgift“ (#42,752), „Rapunzel“ (#42,751), „rebounds“ (#42,755). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Realist“ bei #42,753. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Realist (IPA [ʁeaˈlɪst]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,753 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Realist, with forms such as "eralist", "raelist", and "reailst". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "reist", "Relikt", "reality", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Realist, spelled R-E-A-L-I-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    an der Wirklichkeit/Realität (und nicht an Vorstellungen, Träumen oder gar Utopien) orientierter Mensch; nüchtern-sachlich denkender und handelnder Mensch
  2. 2
    Anhänger der (künstlerischen/literarischen/philosophischen) Strömung des Realismus (ab 18. Jahrhundert)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Realist appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Seien wir Realisten, dieser Traum wird sich wohl nie verwirklichen lassen.
  2. „Nach solcher Lektion darf Phanias die ihm dann doch angeborene Wirklichkeit genießen und wird auf solche angenehme Weise Realist und in derartigem Überfluss genügsam.“

Synonyms

Wirklichkeitsmensch

Antonyms

TräumerVisionärWeltfremder

This word in other languages

réaliste(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eralist
  • raelist
  • reailst
  • realisst
  • realistt
  • realits
  • reallist
  • realsit
  • relaist
  • rrealist

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Realist - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

eralist2raelist2reailst2realisst1realistt1realits2reallist1realsit2
Edit distance from "Realist"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Realist"?
"Realist" is spelled R-E-A-L-I-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁeaˈlɪst].
What does "Realist" mean?
As a noun, "Realist" means: an der Wirklichkeit/Realität (und nicht an Vorstellungen, Träumen oder gar Utopien) orientierter Mensch; nüchtern-sachlich denkender und handelnder Mensch
What words are commonly confused with "Realist"?
"Realist" is commonly confused with "reist", "Relikt", "reality". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Realist"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Realist" is [ʁeaˈlɪst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Realist" come from?
"Realist" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Realist", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

request#42,762Ricarda#42,766riechst#42,767platter#42,734

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Räubern10 variantsParzelle10 variantssanitär10 variantsOrients10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list