Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

for-real

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.58 in modern English

Syllables: for-re-al
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of for real.

Example Sentences

"Jake has more for-real combat skills and less bluster than anyone else around."
"Kelly's memoir has the most in-your-face and for-real style I've ever read."

Inflected Forms

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

Questions

What does for-real mean?: Alternative form of for real.

How to pronounce for-real

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