realis
noun, adjective
realis is spelled R-E-A-L-I-S: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, realis means “A category of grammatical moods, the most common of which is the indicative mood, that indicate that something actually is, or is not, the case” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in realis?
| Letters | 6: R-E-A-L-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 173,967th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is realis?
Realis appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What rhymes with realis?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as realis.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: serial, sailer, relais, serail.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does realis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A category of grammatical moods, the most common of which is the indicative mood, that indicate that something actually is, or is not, the case.
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to the realis mood.
- 2
Inflected to indicate that something actually is, or is not, the case.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does realis come from?
Borrowed from Late Latin reālis. Doublet of real.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).