Realität

/[ˌʁealiˈtɛːt]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,120

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

Realität is aGermannoun. It means: das, was tatsächlich ist Pronounced [ˌʁealiˈtɛːt]. It ranks #2,120 in German word frequency. Often confused with reality and Rivalität.

Key facts for Realität
PropertyValue
HeadwordRealität
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌʁealiˈtɛːt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,120
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Realität in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Realität is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌʁealiˈtɛːt]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,120 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for Realität, with forms such as "eralität", "raelität", and "reailtät". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "reality", "Rivalität", "Realitäten", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Realität, spelled R-E-A-L-I-T-Ä-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    das, was tatsächlich ist
  2. 2
    Immobilien

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eralität,raelität,reailtät,realittä,realittät,realitätt,realiätt,reallität,realtiät,relaität,rrealität

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Realität

Misspelling Variants of "Realität"

eralität8raelität8reailtät8realittä8realittät9realitätt9realiätt8reallität9
Misspelling Variants of "Realität"

Frequency rank: #2,120 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Realität"?
"Realität" is spelled R-E-A-L-I-T-Ä-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌʁealiˈtɛːt].
What does "Realität" mean?
As a noun, "Realität" means: das, was tatsächlich ist
What words are commonly confused with "Realität"?
"Realität" is commonly confused with "reality", "Rivalität", "Realitäten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Realität"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Realität" is [ˌʁealiˈtɛːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Realität" come from?
"Realität" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Other entries that begin with the letter R in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.