Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

real life

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.42 in modern English

Syllables: re-al life
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment; often used in comparison to events depicted in drama.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Life outside of the Internet.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Pressing day-to-day commitments.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: real world, reality"
"Near-synonyms: real world, reality, real reality (intentional pleonasm under certain circumstances)"
"I kept meaning to look for a better-paying job, but real life intervened."

Usage

Inflected Forms

real lives (plural)

Derived Forms

IRL

Phrases

for real life real life experience real world

Frequently Paired Words

meatspace real world

Synonyms

real world reality real reality

Questions

What does real life mean?: Life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment; often used in comparison to events depicted in drama.

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