Realo
[ʁeˈaːlo]
The verdict
“Realo” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Anhänger realpolitischer Positionen (häufig innerhalb der deutschen Partei Bündnis 90/Die Grünen)
Corpus desk
Index DE-realo · Realo · German
Realo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Realo |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʁeˈaːlo] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Realo“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Realo is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁeˈaːlo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Anhänger realpolitischer Positionen (häufig innerhalb der deutschen Partei Bündnis 90/Die Grünen)".
No misspelling variants are generated for Realo in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Realo, spelled R-E-A-L-O.
Definition
- 1Anhänger realpolitischer Positionen (häufig innerhalb der deutschen Partei Bündnis 90/Die Grünen)
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Realo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Auf dem Parteitag in Hannover im Januar 2018 tritt sie gegen eine Parteigenossin aus dem Linken-Flügel an, die neben dem Realo Robert Habeck als gesetzt gilt.“
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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.