# surreal

> English word · Adjective · IPA /səˈɹiː(.ə)l/ · frequency rank #13,252

## Definitions
1. Resembling a dream: fantastic and incongruous.

## Etymology
A back-formation from surrealism, equivalent to sur- + real.

## Easily confused with
- **Surrey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/surreal-vs-surrey)
- **sorrel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sorrel-vs-surreal)

## Common misspellings (8)
`srureal`, `ssurreal`, `sureal`, `sureral`, `surrael`, `surreall`, `surrela`, `usrreal`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/surreal