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Realität

German, noun/ˌʁea̯liˈtɛːt/

Realität is spelled R-E-A-L-I-T-Ä-T (8 letters) and appears 40 times per million words in written German, the 2,115th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Realität is a German feminine noun meaning “reality (state of being real)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das, was tatsächlich ist”.

What does Realität mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininereality (state of being real)

  2. 2

    femininereality, fact (that which is real)

  3. 3

    femininedasein

  4. 4

    Austriafemininereal estate

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

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

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of Realität

  • Realitäten plural

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Realität?

  • /ˌʁea̯liˈtɛːt/
  • [ˌʁea̯liˈtʰɛːtʰ]
  • /ˌʁea̯liˈteːt/

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to Realität

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is Realität in German?

Realität appears 40 times per million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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