réelle

\ʁe.ɛl\

/\ʁe.ɛl\/ adj

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The verdict

“réelle” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,694. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,694
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Féminin singulier de réel.

Corpus desk

Index FR-reelle · réelle · French

réelle · rank #2,694 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,694
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rock

Nearest frequency peer: Rock (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « réelle »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « réelle » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

réelle vs réglé
50% similar
réelle vs réels
67% similar
réelle vs relié
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for réelle
PropertyValue
Headwordréelle
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ʁe.ɛl\
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,694
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « réelle »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.réellese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Rock » (#2,693), « solide » (#2,695), « regardé » (#2,692). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « réelle » est au #2,694. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around réelle (IPA \ʁe.ɛl\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,694 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Féminin singulier de réel.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for réelle, with forms such as "reelle", "reélle", and "rréelle". 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 also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "réglé", "réels", "relié", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is réelle, spelled R-É-E-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Féminin singulier de réel.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Il y a là comme un souci de désindividualiser ou de désobjectiviser l’amour particulier qu’un chevalier peut avoir pour une femme réelle.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • reelle
  • reélle
  • rréelle
  • réele
  • réelel
  • rélele
  • érelle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of réelle - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

reelle1reélle2rréelle1réele1réelel2rélele2érelle2
Edit distance from "réelle"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "réelle"?
"réelle" is spelled R-É-E-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁe.ɛl\.
What does "réelle" mean?
As an adjective, "réelle" means: Féminin singulier de réel.
What words are commonly confused with "réelle"?
"réelle" is commonly confused with "réglé", "réels", "relié". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "réelle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "réelle" is \ʁe.ɛl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "réelle" come from?
"réelle" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "réelle", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

solide#2,695prénom#2,691vallée#2,697morale#2,685

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

poche7 variantsmicro7 variantsmener7 variantslourd7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list