realistisch
[ʁeaˈlɪstɪʃ]
The verdict
“realistisch” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #7,655 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #7,655
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - an der Wirklichkeit/Realität orientiert
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | realistisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ʁeaˈlɪstɪʃ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #7,655 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “realistisch” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for realistisch is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʁeaˈlɪstɪʃ]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,655 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1an der Wirklichkeit/Realität orientiert
- 2den Realismus betreffend, nach Art des Realismus
Antonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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.
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Using “realistisch”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is R-E-A-L-I-S-T-I-S-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ʁeaˈlɪstɪʃ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “realistische” - see the side-by-side comparison. realistisch vs realistische
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.