reall

noun

"reall" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“reall” is uncommon English (frequency #86,682 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,682
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Obsolete spelling of real.

Corpus desk

Index EN-reall · reall · English

reall · rank #86,682 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,682
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH recognizably

Nearest frequency peer: recognizably (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Long-tail ranks near “reall”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “reall” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for reall
PropertyValue
Headwordreall
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#86,682
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “reall” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).reallfalls in this rarity band:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “recognizably” (#86,683), “recordable” (#86,684), “rediculous” (#86,685). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “reall” is #86,682. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

reall is uncommon English at frequency #86,682 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Obsolete spelling of real.".

reall doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is reall, spelled R-E-A-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Obsolete spelling of real.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Your most worthy Brother Mr Sidney Godolphin, when he lived, was pleas'd to think my studies something, and otherwise to oblige me, as you know, with reall testimonies of his good opinion, great in themselves, and the greater for the worthinesse of his person.

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "reall"?
"reall" is spelled R-E-A-L-L.
What does "reall" mean?
As a noun, "reall" means: Obsolete spelling of real.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list