Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

real school

/ˈril ˌskul/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.35 in modern English

Syllables: re-al school
IPA: /ˈril ˌskul/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A secondary school (especially in German-speaking countries) teaching a curriculum of "real-world" subjects (math, science, modern languages) rather than one heavily laden with literature, Latin, and Ancient Greek.

Example Sentences

"The duke of Brunswick... has caused real schools, in contra-distinction to verbal, to be erected at Brunswick."
"Realschulen, real schools... because they are less occupied with the study of languages (Verbalia) than with the knowledge of things (Realia)."
"Like a Real School, real research is recognized as the genuine article, and persons engaged with it garner status and power."

Etymology

Calque of German Realschule, from real (“real”) + Schule (“school”), from the view that classical education at Gymnasia was not fit for the real world.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈril ˌskul/
British English: /ˈrɪəl ˌskuːl/

Inflected Forms

real schools (plural)

Synonyms

Realgymnasium Reformrealgymnasium realshule

Questions

How do you pronounce real school?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈril ˌskul/.
What does real school mean?: A secondary school (especially in German-speaking countries) teaching a curriculum of "real-world" subjects (math, science, modern languages) rather than one heavily laden with literature, Latin, and Ancient Greek.
Where does real school come from?: Calque of German Realschule, from real (“real”) + Schule (“school”), from the view that classical education at Gymnasia was not fit for the real world.

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