Which to use
“réalités” and “reality” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,033
- “réalités” frequency rank
- #35,676
- “reality” frequency rank
- 43709
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réalités | reality |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de réalité. | Réalité. |
Where the eye mixes réalités and reality
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. réalités runs 8 letters (CVVCVCVC) against reality's 7 (CVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between réalités and reality
A purely visual mix-up. réalités (\ʁe.a.li.te\) and reality (\ɹi.ˈæl.ɪ.ti\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43709, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réalités is recorded at frequency rank #8,033, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.a.li.te\. reality is at rank #35,676, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɹi.ˈæl.ɪ.ti\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 43709, this pair ranks #216,041 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réalités vs reality
Shared letters: ailrt. Private to "réalités": sé. Private to "reality": ey.
"réalités" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "reality" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- reality ← erality · raelity · reailty · realitty · realityy · realiyt · reallity · realtiy
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "réalités" and "reality" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "réalités" or "reality" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "réalités" and "reality" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "réalités" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reality" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #216,041 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réalités" and "reality" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reality vs relit". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #216,041 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.