Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

real-ly

/ˈɹil.li/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.37 in modern English

Syllables: re-al--ly
IPA: /ˈɹil.li/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

4

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Alternative form of really (“in a way or manner that is real, not unreal”).

Example Sentences

"If it did, there would be no distinction between real and unreal, between what is 'real-ly' presented and 'merely imagined,' between the self and the world, and there would be no such thing as thought."

Etymology

The suffix is hyphenated to better distinguish the literal-meaning adverb from the intensifier really.

Inflected Forms

more real-ly (comparative) most real-ly (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce real-ly?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹil.li/.
What does real-ly mean?: Alternative form of really (“in a way or manner that is real, not unreal”).
Where does real-ly come from?: The suffix is hyphenated to better distinguish the literal-meaning adverb from the intensifier really.

How to pronounce real-ly

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