real
[reˈal]
The verdict
“real” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #322. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #322
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 48,955
- “R” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Propio de o relativo al rey, la realeza o el reino
Corpus desk
Index ES-real · real · Spanish
real · rank #322 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #322
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 48,955
- PHOTO-FINISH primero
Nearest frequency peer: primero (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “real”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- frente
frente
99,682 corpus weight
- incluso
incluso
99,681 corpus weight
- primero
primero
99,680 corpus weight
- real
real
99,679 corpus weight
- vas
vas
99,678 corpus weight
- c
c
99,677 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “real” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | real |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [reˈal] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #322 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “real” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around real (IPA [reˈal]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #322 among 48,955 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for real, with forms such as "eral", "rael", and "reall". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "rey", "red", "rol", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is real, spelled R-E-A-L.
Definition
- 1Propio de o relativo al rey, la realeza o el reino
- 2Por extensión, digno de un rey
- 3Por extensión, útil o agradable en su género
- 4Dicho de una persona o bando, partidario de la realeza
- 5Dicho de un navío, que porta el estandarte del rey
- 6Dicho de un navío de guerra, de tres puentes y al menos 120 cañones
- 7Que existe, ajustado a la realidad.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- eral
- rael
- reall
- rela
- rreal
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of real - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "real", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.