Standard Lemma guide

real

adj · adv · name · noun · 35 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • rēl
  • rēəl
  • Australian, Received-Pronunciation: /ɹiːl/
  • Australian, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɹiː.əl/
  • Australian, Received-Pronunciation: /ɹɪl/
  • Australian, Received-Pronunciation: [ɹɪɫ]
  • British, Southern, Standard: /ɹɪj(ə)l/
  • British, Southern, Standard: [ɹɪj(ə)ɫ]
  • SSB Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Canada, US: /ˈɹi.əl/
  • Canada, US: /ɹil/
  • Canada, US: /ɹɪl/
  • Canada, US: [ɹɪɫ]
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Scotland: /ɾil/
  • Scotland: /ɾi.əl/
  • Wales: /ɾiːl/
  • Wales: /ɾiː.əl/
  • South-Asia: /rɪjəl/
  • homophone: reel (some accents)
  • rhymes with -iːəl
  • rhymes with -iːl
  • UK: rāäl'
  • UK: /ɹeɪˈɑːl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɑːl
  • US: rāäl'
  • US: /ɹeɪˈɑl/
  • rhymes with -ɑl
  • CMU ARPABET: R IY1 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

True, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • City hall has its place, but this pub is the real heart of the town.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Genuine, not artificial, counterfeit, or fake.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • This is real leather.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Genuine, unfeigned, sincere.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • These are real tears!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Actually being, existing, or occurring; not fictitious or imaginary.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • a description of real life

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adj

Meaning 5

That has objective, physical existence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • No one has ever seen a real unicorn.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adj

Meaning 6

Having been adjusted to remove the effects of inflation; measured in purchasing power (contrast nominal).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: economics, sciences

Examples

  • My dad calculated my family's real consumption per month.
  • What is the real GNP of this polity?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

adj

Meaning 7

Relating to the result of the actions of rational agents; relating to neoclassical economic models as opposed to Keynesian models.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: economics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

adj

Meaning 8

Being either a rational number, or the limit of a convergent infinite sequence of rational numbers: being one of a set of numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

adj

Meaning 9

Relating to immovable tangible property.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law

Examples

  • real estate; real property

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

adj

Meaning 10

Absolute, complete, utter.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • This is a real problem.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

11

adj

Meaning 11

Signifying meritorious qualities or actions, especially with regard to genuineness, groundedness, and true success rather than poser imitations of success.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

Examples

  • I'm keeping it real.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

12

adj

Meaning 12

Signifying meritorious qualities or actions, especially with regard to genuineness, groundedness, and true success rather than poser imitations of success.

Firm through directness, readiness to confront.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

Examples

  • yo, Imma be real with u... don't ever text me again

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

13

adv

Meaning 13

Really; very.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, colloquial, not-comparable

Examples

  • When I told him the truth, he got real mad.
  • Se looked at me real strange.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

14

name

Meaning 14

Real Madrid, a football club from Madrid.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

15

name

Meaning 15

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

16

noun

Meaning 16

A commodity; see realty.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

17

noun

Meaning 17

One of the three genders that the common gender can be separated into in the Scandinavian languages.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

18

noun

Meaning 18

A real number.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

19

noun

Meaning 19

A realist.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

20

noun

Meaning 20

Former unit of currency of Spain and Spain's colonies.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

21

noun

Meaning 21

A coin worth one real.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

22

noun

Meaning 22

A unit of currency used in Portugal and its colonies from 1430 until 1911, and in Brazil from 1790 until 1942.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: rei

Antonyms: none provided

23

noun

Meaning 23

A unit of currency used in Brazil since 1994. Symbol: R$.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

24

adjective

Meaning 24

having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary- Shakespeare

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the substantial world
  • a mere dream, neither substantial nor practical
  • most ponderous and substantial things

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: substantial, material

Antonyms: none provided

25

adjective

Meaning 25

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory- Longfellow

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • real objects
  • real people; not ghosts
  • a film based on real life
  • a real illness
  • real humility
  • Life is real! Life is earnest!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: existent

Antonyms: unreal

26

adjective

Meaning 26

of, relating to, or representing an amount that is corrected for inflation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • real prices
  • real income
  • real wages

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: nominal

27

adjective satellite

Meaning 27

capable of being treated as fact

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • tangible evidence
  • his brief time as Prime Minister brought few real benefits to the poor

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tangible

Antonyms: none provided

28

adjective satellite

Meaning 28

coinciding with reality- F.A.Olafson

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • perceptual error...has a surprising resemblance to veridical perception

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: veridical

Antonyms: none provided

29

adjective satellite

Meaning 29

not to be taken lightly

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • statistics demonstrate that poverty and unemployment are very real problems
  • to the man sleeping regularly in doorways homelessness is real

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

30

adjective satellite

Meaning 30

(of property) fixed or immovable

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • real property consists of land and buildings

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

31

adjective satellite

Meaning 31

being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something- G.K.Chesterton

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • her actual motive
  • a literal solitude like a desert
  • a genuine dilemma

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: actual, genuine, literal

Antonyms: none provided

32

adverb

Meaning 32

used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she was very gifted
  • he played very well
  • a really enjoyable evening
  • I'm real sorry about it
  • a rattling good yarn

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: very, really, rattling

Antonyms: none provided

33

noun

Meaning 33

an old small silver Spanish coin

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: coin

34

noun

Meaning 34

the basic unit of money in Brazil; equal to 100 centavos

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Brazilian monetary unit

35

noun

Meaning 35

any rational or irrational number

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: real number

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: complex number, complex quantity, imaginary number, imaginary

Narrower terms: scalar product, inner product, dot product, rational number, rational, irrational number, irrational

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh1-der. Proto-Indo-European *(H)reh1ís Proto-Italic *reis Classical Latin rēs Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin reālisder. Old French reelbor. Middle English real English real From Middle English real, from Old French reel, from Late Latin reālis (“actual”), from Latin rēs (“matter, thing”), from Proto-Indo-European *reh1ís (“wealth, goods”). Doublet of realis.

Borrowed from Spanish real (“royal”), from Latin rēgālis (“regal, royal”). Doublet of ariary, regal, riyal, and royal.

From Portuguese real (“royal”), from Latin rēgālis (“regal; royal”). Doublet of ariary, regal, riyal, and royal.

Across languages

Translations

372 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Amharic: እውነተኛ (ʾəwnätäña) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Arabic: حَقِيقِيّ (ḥaqīqiyy) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Arabic: وَاقِعِيّ (wāqiʕiyy) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Arabic: حَقيقي (ḥagīgi) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Arabic: واقعي (wāqiʕi) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Armenian: իրական (irakan) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Assamese: আচল (asol) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Azerbaijani: həqiqi — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Azerbaijani: əsl — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Azerbaijani: real — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Bashkir: ысын (ısın) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Belarusian: сапра́ўдны (sapráwdny) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Belarusian: рэа́льны (reálʹny) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Bulgarian: действи́телен (dejstvítelen) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Bulgarian: и́стински (ístinski) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Bulgarian: реа́лен (reálen) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Burmese: စစ် (cac) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Burmese: အစစ် (a.cac) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Catalan: real — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Catalan: ver — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Catalan: veritable — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Chinese Mandarin: 真的 (zhēn de) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Chinese Mandarin: 真實的 /真实的 (zhēnshí de) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Czech: skutečný — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Czech: reálný — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Danish: ægte — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Danish: virkelig — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Dutch: echt — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Dutch: waar — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Esperanto: vera — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Estonian: tõeline — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Estonian: päris — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Finnish: todellinen — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Finnish: tosi — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • French: réel — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • French: vrai — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Galician: real — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Georgian: ნამდვილი (namdvili) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Georgian: რეალური (realuri) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Georgian: მართალი (martali) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • German: wahr — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • German: wirklich — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • German: echt — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Greek: αληθινός (alithinós) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Ancient Greek: γνήσιος (gnḗsios) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Ancient Greek: ἀληθινός (alēthinós) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Hebrew: אמיתי (amití) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Hebrew: ממשי — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Hindi: सच्चा (saccā) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Hindi: असली (aslī) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Hindi: वास्तविक (vāstavik) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Hungarian: igaz — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Hungarian: valós — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Hungarian: valódi — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Icelandic: satt — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Italian: reale — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Italian: vero — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Japanese: 現実の (genjitsu no) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Japanese: 真実の (shinjitsu no) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Kazakh: нағыз (nağyz) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Khmer: ពិត (pɨt) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Korean: 실제(實際)의 (silje-ui) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Korean: 현실(現實)의 (hyeonsir-ui) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Korean: 진실(眞實)의 (jinsir-ui) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Korean: 참 (cham) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Korean: 진 (jin) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Lao: ຈິງ (ching) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Latin: vērus — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Latvian: reāls — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Latvian: īstens — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Latvian: īsts — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Macedonian: реален (realen) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Macedonian: вистински (vistinski) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Macedonian: стваран (stvaran) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Malayalam: യഥാർത്ഥ (yathāṟttha) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Manchu: ᠶᠠᡵᡤᡳᠶᠠᠨ (yargiyan) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Marathi: वास्तविक (vāstavik) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Mongolian: жинхэнэ (žinxene) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Norman: véthitabl'ye — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Norman: réel — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Norwegian: virkelig — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Old English: sōþ — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Persian: حقیقی (haqiqi) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Polish: prawdziwy — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Portuguese: real — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Portuguese: vero — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Portuguese: verdadeiro — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Romanian: real — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Romanian: adevărat — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Russian: настоя́щий (nastojáščij) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Russian: и́стинный (ístinnyj) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Russian: действи́тельный (dejstvítelʹnyj) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Russian: реа́льный (reálʹnyj) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Sanskrit: वास्तविक (vāstavika) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Sanskrit: सत्य (satya) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Serbo-Croatian: ства̑ран — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Serbo-Croatian: ре̏а̄лан — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Serbo-Croatian: stvȃran — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Serbo-Croatian: rȅālan — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Slovak: skutočný — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Slovak: reálny — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Slovene: resničen — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Slovene: realen — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Spanish: real — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Spanish: verdadero — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Spanish: auténtico — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Spanish: vero — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Swedish: sann — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Swedish: verklig — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Tagalog: tunay — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Tagalog: totoo — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Tajik: ҳақиқӣ (haqiqi) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Telugu: నిజమైన (nijamaina) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Telugu: అసలు (asalu) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Thai: จริง (jing) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Turkish: doğru — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Turkish: hakiki — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Ottoman Turkish: كرچك (gerçek) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Tuvan: ёзулуг (yozulug) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Ukrainian: спра́вжній (správžnij) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Ukrainian: ді́йсний (díjsnyj) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Ukrainian: і́стинний (ístynnyj) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Ukrainian: реа́льний (reálʹnyj) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Vietnamese: thật — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Vietnamese: thiệt — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Vietnamese: thực — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Volapük: jenöfik — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Yiddish: אמתדיק (emesdik) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Yiddish: רעאַל (real) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Yiddish: עכט (ekht) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Zazaki: rast (diq) — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Zazaki: heqiqi — true, genuine, not merely nominal
  • Azerbaijani: həqiqi — genuine, not artificial, counterfeit or fake
  • Bulgarian: автентичен (avtentičen) — genuine, not artificial, counterfeit or fake
  • Bulgarian: истински (istinski) — genuine, not artificial, counterfeit or fake
  • Dutch: echt — genuine, not artificial, counterfeit or fake
  • Esperanto: aŭtenta — genuine, not artificial, counterfeit or fake
  • Estonian: tõeline — genuine, not artificial, counterfeit or fake
  • Estonian: ehtne — genuine, not artificial, counterfeit or fake
  • Estonian: päris — genuine, not artificial, counterfeit or fake
  • Finnish: aito — genuine, not artificial, counterfeit or fake
  • Finnish: ehta — genuine, not artificial, counterfeit or fake
  • French: vrai — genuine, not artificial, counterfeit or fake
  • German: echt — genuine, not artificial, counterfeit or fake
  • German: wirklich — genuine, not artificial, counterfeit or fake
  • Greek: αυθεντικός (afthentikós) — genuine, not artificial, counterfeit or fake
  • Ancient Greek: γνήσιος (gnḗsios) — genuine, not artificial, counterfeit or fake
  • Ancient Greek: ἀληθινός (alēthinós) — genuine, not artificial, counterfeit or fake
  • Hindi: सच्चा (saccā) — genuine, not artificial, counterfeit or fake
  • Hindi: खरा (kharā) — genuine, not artificial, counterfeit or fake
  • Hungarian: valódi — genuine, not artificial, counterfeit or fake
  • Italian: vero — genuine, not artificial, counterfeit or fake
  • Japanese: 本物の (honmono no) — genuine, not artificial, counterfeit or fake
  • Kazakh: нағыз (nağyz) — genuine, not artificial, counterfeit or fake
  • Korean: 진짜(眞)의 (jinjja-ui) — genuine, not artificial, counterfeit or fake
  • Korean: 진품(眞品)의 (jinpum-ui) — genuine, not artificial, counterfeit or fake
  • Korean: 진 (jin) — genuine, not artificial, counterfeit or fake
  • Latvian: īsts — genuine, not artificial, counterfeit or fake
  • Latvian: īstens — genuine, not artificial, counterfeit or fake
  • Latvian: reāls — genuine, not artificial, counterfeit or fake
  • Malayalam: യഥാർത്ഥ (yathāṟttha) — genuine, not artificial, counterfeit or fake
  • Portuguese: real — genuine, not artificial, counterfeit or fake
  • Romanian: real — genuine, not artificial, counterfeit or fake
  • Romanian: adevărat — genuine, not artificial, counterfeit or fake
  • Russian: настоя́щий (nastojáščij) — genuine, not artificial, counterfeit or fake
  • Serbo-Croatian: pravi — genuine, not artificial, counterfeit or fake
  • Swedish: riktig — genuine, not artificial, counterfeit or fake
  • Swedish: verklig — genuine, not artificial, counterfeit or fake
  • Swedish: äkta — genuine, not artificial, counterfeit or fake
  • Turkish: hakiki — genuine, not artificial, counterfeit or fake
  • Turkish: gerçek — genuine, not artificial, counterfeit or fake
  • Ottoman Turkish: كرچك (gerçek) — genuine, not artificial, counterfeit or fake
  • Yiddish: עכט (ekht) — genuine, not artificial, counterfeit or fake
  • Bashkir: ысын (ısın) — genuine, unfeigned, sincere
  • Bulgarian: истински (istinski) — genuine, unfeigned, sincere
  • Bulgarian: неподправен (nepodpraven) — genuine, unfeigned, sincere
  • Dutch: echt — genuine, unfeigned, sincere
  • Dutch: echte — genuine, unfeigned, sincere
  • Dutch: oprecht — genuine, unfeigned, sincere
  • Esperanto: aŭtenta — genuine, unfeigned, sincere
  • Esperanto: vera — genuine, unfeigned, sincere
  • Estonian: tõeline — genuine, unfeigned, sincere
  • Estonian: ehtne — genuine, unfeigned, sincere
  • Estonian: päris — genuine, unfeigned, sincere
  • Finnish: aito — genuine, unfeigned, sincere
  • Finnish: kunnon — genuine, unfeigned, sincere
  • French: vrai — genuine, unfeigned, sincere
  • German: echt — genuine, unfeigned, sincere
  • Greek: αυθεντικός (afthentikós) — genuine, unfeigned, sincere
  • Hindi: खरा (kharā) — genuine, unfeigned, sincere
  • Hungarian: valódi — genuine, unfeigned, sincere
  • Hungarian: igazi — genuine, unfeigned, sincere
  • Hungarian: való — genuine, unfeigned, sincere
  • Japanese: 本物の (honmono no) — genuine, unfeigned, sincere
  • Korean: 진품(眞品)의 (jinpum-ui) — genuine, unfeigned, sincere
  • Latvian: īsts — genuine, unfeigned, sincere
  • Latvian: īstens — genuine, unfeigned, sincere
  • Latvian: reāls — genuine, unfeigned, sincere
  • Polish: prawdziwy — genuine, unfeigned, sincere
  • Portuguese: real — genuine, unfeigned, sincere
  • Romanian: real — genuine, unfeigned, sincere
  • Romanian: adevărat — genuine, unfeigned, sincere
  • Russian: настоя́щий (nastojáščij) — genuine, unfeigned, sincere
  • Serbo-Croatian: пра̑вӣ — genuine, unfeigned, sincere
  • Serbo-Croatian: prȃvī — genuine, unfeigned, sincere
  • Swedish: riktig — genuine, unfeigned, sincere
  • Swedish: äkta — genuine, unfeigned, sincere
  • Ottoman Turkish: كرچك (gerçek) — genuine, unfeigned, sincere
  • Yiddish: עכט (ekht) — genuine, unfeigned, sincere
  • Armenian: իրական (irakan) — that has physical existence
  • Bashkir: ысын (ısın) — that has physical existence
  • Bulgarian: реален (realen) — that has physical existence
  • Czech: skutečný — that has physical existence
  • Czech: reálný — that has physical existence
  • Dutch: echt — that has physical existence
  • Dutch: werkelijk — that has physical existence
  • Esperanto: reala — that has physical existence
  • Estonian: tõeline — that has physical existence
  • Estonian: reaalne — that has physical existence
  • Estonian: tegelik — that has physical existence
  • Finnish: todellinen — that has physical existence
  • Finnish: oikea — that has physical existence
  • French: vrai — that has physical existence
  • German: real — that has physical existence
  • Greek: πραγματικός (pragmatikós) — that has physical existence
  • Hindi: वास्तविक (vāstavik) — that has physical existence
  • Hungarian: valódi — that has physical existence
  • Hungarian: igazi — that has physical existence
  • Italian: vero — that has physical existence
  • Japanese: 実在 (jitsuzai) — that has physical existence
  • Japanese: 現存 (genson) — that has physical existence
  • Korean: 실존(實存)의 (siljon-ui) — that has physical existence
  • Latin: verus — that has physical existence
  • Latin: naturalis — that has physical existence
  • Latin: solidus — that has physical existence
  • Latvian: reāls — that has physical existence
  • Latvian: īstens — that has physical existence
  • Latvian: īsts — that has physical existence
  • Persian: واقعی (vâqe'i) — that has physical existence
  • Polish: realny — that has physical existence
  • Portuguese: real — that has physical existence
  • Romanian: real — that has physical existence
  • Romanian: adevărat — that has physical existence
  • Romanian: actual — that has physical existence
  • Russian: реа́льный (reálʹnyj) — that has physical existence
  • Russian: настоя́щий (nastojáščij) — that has physical existence
  • Serbo-Croatian: пра̑вӣ — that has physical existence
  • Serbo-Croatian: prȃvī — that has physical existence
  • Swedish: verklig — that has physical existence
  • Tajik: воқеӣ (voqeyi) — that has physical existence
  • Turkish: gerçek — that has physical existence
  • Ottoman Turkish: كرچك (gerçek) — that has physical existence
  • Vietnamese: thật — that has physical existence
  • Vietnamese: thiệt — that has physical existence
  • Vietnamese: thực — that has physical existence
  • Dutch: reëel — economics: having been adjusted to remove the effects of inflation
  • Finnish: reaali- — economics: having been adjusted to remove the effects of inflation
  • Japanese: 実際の (jissai no) — economics: having been adjusted to remove the effects of inflation
  • Japanese: 実- (jitsu-) — economics: having been adjusted to remove the effects of inflation
  • Polish: realny — economics: having been adjusted to remove the effects of inflation
  • Basque: erreal — mathematics: relating to numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line
  • Bulgarian: реален (realen) — mathematics: relating to numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line
  • Czech: reálný — mathematics: relating to numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line
  • Dutch: reëel — mathematics: relating to numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line
  • Dutch: reële — mathematics: relating to numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line
  • Esperanto: reela — mathematics: relating to numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line
  • Estonian: reaal- — mathematics: relating to numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line
  • Finnish: reaali- (in reaaliluku) — mathematics: relating to numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line
  • Finnish: reaalinen — mathematics: relating to numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line
  • French: réel — mathematics: relating to numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line
  • German: reell — mathematics: relating to numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line
  • Greek: πραγματικός αριθμός (pragmatikós arithmós) — mathematics: relating to numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line
  • Hungarian: valós — mathematics: relating to numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line
  • Indonesian: riil — mathematics: relating to numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line
  • Italian: reale — mathematics: relating to numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line
  • Japanese: 実数の (jissū no) — mathematics: relating to numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line
  • Korean: 실수(實數)의 (silsu-ui) — mathematics: relating to numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line
  • Latvian: reāls — mathematics: relating to numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line
  • Portuguese: real — mathematics: relating to numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line
  • Romanian: real — mathematics: relating to numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line
  • Russian: действи́тельный (dejstvítelʹnyj) — mathematics: relating to numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line
  • Spanish: real — mathematics: relating to numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line
  • Swedish: reell — mathematics: relating to numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line
  • Telugu: వాస్తవ (vāstava) — mathematics: relating to numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line
  • Turkish: gerçek — mathematics: relating to numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line
  • Turkish: gerçel — mathematics: relating to numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line
  • Turkish: reel — mathematics: relating to numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line
  • Armenian: անշարժ (anšarž) — law: relating to immovable tangible property
  • Bulgarian: недвижим (nedvižim) — law: relating to immovable tangible property
  • Dutch: vast- — law: relating to immovable tangible property
  • Finnish: (omaisuudesta) kiinteä — law: relating to immovable tangible property
  • Japanese: 不動産の (fudōsan no) — law: relating to immovable tangible property
  • Korean: 부동산(不動産)의 (budongsan-ui) — law: relating to immovable tangible property
  • Polish: rzeczowy — law: relating to immovable tangible property
  • Polish: realny — law: relating to immovable tangible property
  • Russian: недви́жимый (nedvížimyj) — law: relating to immovable tangible property
  • Swedish: fast — law: relating to immovable tangible property
  • Dutch: echt — absolute, complete, utter
  • Dutch: echte — absolute, complete, utter
  • Dutch: typisch — absolute, complete, utter
  • Estonian: tõeline — absolute, complete, utter
  • Finnish: oikea — absolute, complete, utter
  • Finnish: todellinen — absolute, complete, utter
  • French: vrai — absolute, complete, utter
  • German: echt — absolute, complete, utter
  • German: typisch — absolute, complete, utter
  • Hungarian: igazi — absolute, complete, utter
  • Italian: vero — absolute, complete, utter
  • Japanese: 本当の (hontō no) — absolute, complete, utter
  • Korean: 절대(絕對)의 (jeoldae-ui) — absolute, complete, utter
  • Latvian: īsts — absolute, complete, utter
  • Latvian: īstens — absolute, complete, utter
  • Latvian: reāls — absolute, complete, utter
  • Portuguese: real — absolute, complete, utter
  • Romanian: real — absolute, complete, utter
  • Romanian: adevărat — absolute, complete, utter
  • Russian: настоя́щий (nastojáščij) — absolute, complete, utter
  • Serbo-Croatian: пра̑вӣ — absolute, complete, utter
  • Serbo-Croatian: prȃvī — absolute, complete, utter
  • Spanish: gran — absolute, complete, utter
  • Swedish: typisk — absolute, complete, utter
  • Swedish: äkta — absolute, complete, utter
  • Swedish: verklig — absolute, complete, utter
  • Vietnamese: thật sự — absolute, complete, utter
  • Vietnamese: thiệt sự — absolute, complete, utter
  • Vietnamese: thực sự — absolute, complete, utter
  • Romanian: prea — signifying meritorious qualities or actions
  • Romanian: super — signifying meritorious qualities or actions
  • Serbo-Croatian: furam svoj fazon — signifying meritorious qualities or actions
  • Bulgarian: недвижим имот (nedvižim imot) — a commodity
  • Japanese: 現実 (genjitsu) — a commodity
  • Japanese: 現実性 (genjitsu-sei) — a commodity
  • Japanese: 現実味 (genjitsu-mi) — a commodity
  • Swedish: reale — a gender in Scandinavian languages
  • Arabic: رِيَال (riyāl) — former unit of currency of Spain and Spain's colonies
  • Asturian: real — former unit of currency of Spain and Spain's colonies
  • Bulgarian: реал (real) — former unit of currency of Spain and Spain's colonies
  • Czech: reál — former unit of currency of Spain and Spain's colonies
  • Dutch: real — former unit of currency of Spain and Spain's colonies
  • Finnish: real — former unit of currency of Spain and Spain's colonies
  • French: réal — former unit of currency of Spain and Spain's colonies
  • Galician: real — former unit of currency of Spain and Spain's colonies
  • Hindi: रेयल (reyal) — former unit of currency of Spain and Spain's colonies
  • Japanese: レアル (rearu) — former unit of currency of Spain and Spain's colonies
  • Polish: real — former unit of currency of Spain and Spain's colonies
  • Russian: реа́л (reál) — former unit of currency of Spain and Spain's colonies
  • Spanish: real — former unit of currency of Spain and Spain's colonies
  • Swedish: real — former unit of currency of Spain and Spain's colonies
  • Asturian: real — a unit of currency formerly used in Portugal and Brazil
  • Polish: real — a unit of currency formerly used in Portugal and Brazil
  • Portuguese: real — a unit of currency formerly used in Portugal and Brazil
  • Arabic: رِيَال (riyāl) — a unit of currency used in Brazil
  • Asturian: real — a unit of currency used in Brazil
  • Bulgarian: реал (real) — a unit of currency used in Brazil
  • Chinese Mandarin: 雷亞爾 /雷亚尔 (léiyà'ěr) — a unit of currency used in Brazil
  • Dutch: real — a unit of currency used in Brazil
  • Finnish: real — a unit of currency used in Brazil
  • French: réal — a unit of currency used in Brazil
  • German: Real — a unit of currency used in Brazil
  • Greek: ρεάλ (reál) — a unit of currency used in Brazil
  • Hunsrik: Rëal — a unit of currency used in Brazil
  • Japanese: レアル (rearu) — a unit of currency used in Brazil
  • Korean: 레알 (real) — a unit of currency used in Brazil
  • Norwegian Bokmål: real — a unit of currency used in Brazil
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: real — a unit of currency used in Brazil
  • Polish: real — a unit of currency used in Brazil
  • Portuguese: real — a unit of currency used in Brazil
  • Russian: реа́л (reál) — a unit of currency used in Brazil
  • Spanish: real — a unit of currency used in Brazil
  • Swedish: real — a unit of currency used in Brazil
  • Asturian: real — a coin worth one real
  • Russian: реа́л (reál) — a coin worth one real