realty

/ˈɹiəlti/

//ˈɹiəlti// noun

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"realty" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“realty” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #18,171. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,171
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Real estate; a piece of real property; land.

Corpus desk

Index EN-realty · realty · English

realty · rank #18,171 · 9 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,171
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH rarity

Nearest frequency peer: rarity (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “realty”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “realty” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

realty vs rely
67% similar
realty vs reply
67% similar
realty vs relay
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for realty
PropertyValue
Headwordrealty
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɹiəlti/
Letters6
Frequency rank#18,171
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “realty”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).realtylands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “rarity” (#18,170), “rebellious” (#18,172), “Rahul” (#18,168). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “realty” is #18,171. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around realty (IPA /ˈɹiəlti/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,171 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for realty, with forms such as "eralty", "raelty", and "reallty". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "rely", "reply", "relay", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French realité (“property, possession”). Doublet of reality. The correct English form is realty, spelled R-E-A-L-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Real estate; a piece of real property; land.
  2. 2
    The property that goes to the heirs of the deceased, as distinguished from the personalty, which goes to the executor or administrator of the estate.
  3. 3
    Reality.
  4. 4
    Loyalty; faithfulness; fealty.
  5. 5
    Royalty.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. O heaven! That such resemblance of the highest Should yet remain, where faith and realty Remain not

Etymology

From Middle French realité (“property, possession”). Doublet of reality.

Antonyms

personalty

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eralty
  • raelty
  • reallty
  • realtty
  • realtyy
  • realyt
  • reatly
  • relaty
  • rrealty

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of realty - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

eralty2raelty2reallty1realtty1realtyy1realyt2reatly2relaty2
Edit distance from "realty"

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 "realty"?
"realty" is spelled R-E-A-L-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɹiəlti/.
What does "realty" mean?
As a noun, "realty" means: Real estate; a piece of real property; land.
What words are commonly confused with "realty"?
"realty" is commonly confused with "rely", "reply", "relay". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "realty"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "realty" is /ˈɹiəlti/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "realty"?
From Middle French realité (“property, possession”). Doublet of reality. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rarity#18,170Persia#18,156Pelosi#18,155payout#18,154

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

soften9 variantssparse9 variantsspinner9 variantstopless9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list