Reals

[ʁeˈaːls]

/[ʁeˈaːls]/ noun

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The verdict

“Reals” is uncommon German (frequency #94,774 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,774
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Real

Corpus desk

Index DE-reals · Reals · German

Reals · rank #94,774 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,774
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Realitätsverw…

Nearest frequency peer: Realitätsverweigerung (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Reals“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Reals“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Reals
PropertyValue
HeadwordReals
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁeˈaːls]
Letters5
Frequency rank#94,774
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Reals“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Realsfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Realitätsverweigerung“ (#94,773), „Rechthaberei“ (#94,775), „ratifizieren“ (#94,771). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Reals“ bei #94,774. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Reals is uncommon German at frequency #94,774 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁeˈaːls]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Real".

Zero misspellings are on record for Reals in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Reals, spelled R-E-A-L-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Real

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 "Reals"?
"Reals" is spelled R-E-A-L-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁeˈaːls].
What does "Reals" mean?
As a noun, "Reals" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Real
How do you pronounce "Reals"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Reals" is [ʁeˈaːls]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Reals" come from?
"Reals" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Protz#94,752Rufes#94,797salus#94,803Oehme#94,697

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list