Realität

[ˌʁealiˈtɛːt]

/[ˌʁealiˈtɛːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Realität” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,120. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,120
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das, was tatsächlich ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-realitat · Realität · German

Realität · rank #2,120 · 11 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,120
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH my

Nearest frequency peer: my (-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 „Realität“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Realität“ 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).

Realität vs reality
63% similar
Realität vs Rivalität
78% similar
Realität vs Realitäten
80% similar

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

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Realität“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „my“ (#2,119), „Republik“ (#2,121), „modernen“ (#2,118). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Realität“ bei #2,120. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Realität (IPA [ˌʁealiˈtɛːt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,120 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Realität, with forms such as "eralität", "raelität", and "reailtät". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "reality", "Rivalität", "Realitäten", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Realität, spelled R-E-A-L-I-T-Ä-T.

Definition

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Werbeaussagen entsprechen nicht der Realität.
  2. „Welch dreiste Verleugnung der Realität, die Mussa vor ihm so deutlich beim Namen genannt hatte.“

Antonyms

IrrealitätEinbildungHirngespinstVirtualität

This word in other languages

reality(English)realidad(Español)réalité(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eralität
  • raelität
  • reailtät
  • realittä
  • realittät
  • realitätt
  • realiätt
  • reallität
  • realtiät
  • relaität
  • rrealität

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eralität2raelität2reailtät2realittä2realittät1realitätt1realiätt2reallität1
Edit distance from "Realität"

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 "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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Republik#2,121modernen#2,118verboten#2,132begonnen#2,137

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

manchen11 variantsweshalb11 variantsStädten11 variantsHomepage11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list