realmente

/[reˌalˈmẽn̪t̪e]/ adv

The verdict

“realmente” is in the everyday core of Spanish, ranked #412 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adverb.

#412
frequency rank, Spanish
9
letters
13
tracked misspellings

Dominant Wiktionary sense: En realidad; de manera real, efectiva o veraz.

Key facts for realmente
PropertyValue
Headwordrealmente
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[reˌalˈmẽn̪t̪e]
Letters9
Frequency rank#412
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “realmente” sits in Spanish frequency

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for realmente is 9 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [reˌalˈmẽn̪t̪e]. Corpus data places it at rank #412 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "En realidad; de manera real, efectiva o veraz.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for realmente, with forms such as "eralmente", "raelmente", and "realemnte". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is realmente, spelled R-E-A-L-M-E-N-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    En realidad; de manera real, efectiva o veraz.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: eralmente,raelmente,realemnte,reallmente,realmenet,realmennte,realmentte,realmetne,realmmente,realmnete,reamlente,relamente,rrealmente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "realmente"

eralmente2raelmente2realemnte2reallmente1realmenet2realmennte1realmentte1realmetne2
Edit distance from "realmente"

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "realmente"?
"realmente" is spelled R-E-A-L-M-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [reˌalˈmẽn̪t̪e].
What does "realmente" mean?
As an adverb, "realmente" means: En realidad; de manera real, efectiva o veraz.
What are common misspellings of "realmente"?
Common misspellings include "eralmente", "raelmente", "realemnte", "reallmente", "realmenet". The correct spelling is "realmente".
How do you pronounce "realmente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "realmente" is [reˌalˈmẽn̪t̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "realmente" come from?
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Using “realmente”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is R-E-A-L-M-E-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [reˌalˈmẽn̪t̪e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list