realistisch

[ʁeaˈlɪstɪʃ]

/[ʁeaˈlɪstɪʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“realistisch” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,655. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,655
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - an der Wirklichkeit/Realität orientiert

Corpus desk

Index DE-realistisch · realistisch · German

realistisch · rank #7,655 · 17 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,655
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Programms

Nearest frequency peer: Programms (-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 „realistisch“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „realistisch“ 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).

realistisch vs realistische
92% similar
realistisch vs realistischen
85% similar
realistisch vs realistischer
85% similar

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

Key facts for realistisch
PropertyValue
Headwordrealistisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ʁeaˈlɪstɪʃ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#7,655
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „realistisch“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Programms“ (#7,654), „reicher“ (#7,656), „Produzenten“ (#7,653). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „realistisch“ bei #7,655. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around realistisch (IPA [ʁeaˈlɪstɪʃ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #7,655 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for realistisch, with forms such as "eralistisch", "raelistisch", and "reailstisch". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "realistische", "realistischen", "realistischer", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is realistisch, spelled R-E-A-L-I-S-T-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    an der Wirklichkeit/Realität orientiert
  2. 2
    den Realismus betreffend, nach Art des Realismus

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „SPD-Kanzlerkandidat Frank-Walter Steinmeier hat die Arbeitsplatzziele seiner Partei gegen Kritik als „realistisch“ verteidigt.“
  2. „Es ist ein Topos der Realismusforschung, dass in literarhistorisch realistischen Erzählungen naive Realitätskonzepte in der Regel verletzt und durch unrealistische Elemente konterkariert werden.“

Antonyms

unrealistischweltfremddadaistischexpressionistischfuturistischkubistischimpressionistischnaturalistischsurrealistisch

This word in other languages

realistic(English)realista(Español)réaliste(Français)realista(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eralistisch
  • raelistisch
  • reailstisch
  • realisitsch
  • realisstisch
  • realisticsh
  • realistiscch
  • realistischh
  • realistishc
  • realistissch
  • realistsich
  • realisttisch
  • realitsisch
  • reallistisch
  • realsitisch
  • relaistisch
  • rrealistisch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of realistisch - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

eralistisch2raelistisch2reailstisch2realisitsch2realisstisch1realisticsh2realistiscch1realistischh1
Edit distance from "realistisch"

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 "realistisch"?
"realistisch" is spelled R-E-A-L-I-S-T-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁeaˈlɪstɪʃ].
What does "realistisch" mean?
As an adjective, "realistisch" means: an der Wirklichkeit/Realität orientiert
What words are commonly confused with "realistisch"?
"realistisch" is commonly confused with "realistische", "realistischen", "realistischer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "realistisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "realistisch" is [ʁeaˈlɪstɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "realistisch" come from?
"realistisch" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Produzenten#7,653Schwarzwald#7,662langjährige#7,640sächsischen#7,673

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

Vorlesungen17 variantsGesetzgeber17 variantsEnttäuschung17 variantsDissertation17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list