realistisch

\ʁeaˈlɪstɪʃ\

/\ʁeaˈlɪstɪʃ\/ adj

The verdict

“realistisch” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De nature réaliste : basé sur, conforme à la réalité.

Corpus desk

Index FR-realistisch · realistisch · French

realistisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for realistisch
PropertyValue
Headwordrealistisch
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ʁeaˈlɪstɪʃ\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « realistisch » en français

realistischn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

realistisch is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ʁeaˈlɪstɪʃ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for realistisch in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is realistisch, spelled R-E-A-L-I-S-T-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    De nature réaliste : basé sur, conforme à la réalité.
  2. 2
    Relatif au réalisme (mouvement artistique).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Es braucht eine realistischere Einschätzung der Lage.
  2. Hitler weigerte sich auch, realistische Schätzungen der sowjetischen Panzerproduktion zur Kenntnis zu nehmen, die tatsächlich mehr als das Vierfache der deutschen erreicht hatte.

Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "realistisch"?
"realistisch" is spelled R-E-A-L-I-S-T-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁeaˈlɪstɪʃ\.
What does "realistisch" mean?
As an adjective, "realistisch" means: De nature réaliste : basé sur, conforme à la réalité.
How do you pronounce "realistisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "realistisch" is \ʁeaˈlɪstɪʃ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "realistisch" come from?
"realistisch" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list