Reality-TV
[ʁiˈɛlɪtitiˌviː]
The verdict
“Reality-TV” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sammelbegriff für Fernsehsendungen, die unterhaltsam sein sollen und zugleich vorgeben, Wirklichkeit widerzuspiegeln, vielfach, ohne diesen Anspruch einzulösen
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Index DE-reality-tv · Reality-TV · German
Reality-TV · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Reality-TV |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʁiˈɛlɪtitiˌviː] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Reality-TV“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Reality-TV is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁiˈɛlɪtitiˌviː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sammelbegriff für Fernsehsendungen, die unterhaltsam sein sollen und zugleich vorgeben, Wirklichkeit widerzuspiegeln, vielfach, ohne diesen Anspruch einzulösen".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Reality-TV, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Reality-TV, spelled R-E-A-L-I-T-Y---T-V.
Definition
- 1Sammelbegriff für Fernsehsendungen, die unterhaltsam sein sollen und zugleich vorgeben, Wirklichkeit widerzuspiegeln, vielfach, ohne diesen Anspruch einzulösen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Reality-TV appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ziel des vorliegenden Beitrags ist es, auszuloten, wie Sprechen und Handeln, das wir aus dem Alltag kennen, einzuschätzen ist, wenn es im Fernsehen und vor allem im so genannten Reality-TV erscheint.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.