realpolitik
French, noun
realpolitik is spelled R-E-A-L-P-O-L-I-T-I-K (11 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written French, the 76,422nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Realpolitik is a French feminine noun meaning “realpolitik” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, réalpolitik is a different word: “alternative form of realpolitik”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Doctrine de politique étrangère fondée sur une utilisation rationnelle de la diplomatie”.
What does realpolitik mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininerealpolitik
noun
- 1
femininealternative form of realpolitik
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Doctrine de politique étrangère fondée sur une utilisation rationnelle de la diplomatie.
noun: 1. Variante orthographique de realpolitik.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of realpolitik
- realpolitiks plural
- réalpolitik alternative
- réal-politique alternative
- réalpolitique alternative
- réalpolitiks plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to realpolitik
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is realpolitik in French?
realpolitik appears about once in every 5 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).