Polyglot Dictionary

Realität

/ʁealiˈtɛːt/

die noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Realitäten

Meaning

  1. reality

    • Die Realität sieht ganz anders aus.

      Reality looks quite different.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

wirklichkeit

Realität and Wirklichkeit are close synonyms for "reality"; Realität is more of an abstract, philosophical loanword, Wirklichkeit more native and everyday.

Similar in other languages

French

réalité

réalité is the French word for the same thing — both mean "reality."

Portuguese

realidade

realidade is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "reality."

Practice

1 What does Realität mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ sieht ganz anders aus.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Realität?

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