really
Definitions
Adverb
- In accordance with truth or fact or reality
- In actual fact
- In fact (used as intensifiers or sentence modifiers)
- Used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "really".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | truly | 2 | 57 |
| 2 | freely | 2 | 22 |
| 3 | rally | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | trolley | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | cruelly | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | dryly | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | wryly | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | eerily | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | orally | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | rowley | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | frilly | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | reilly | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | rollie | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | archly | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | ardley | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | artley | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | brailey | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | braley | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | bralley | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | braly | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | brawley | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | brearley | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | briley | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | brolly | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | bruley | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | crawley | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | crawly | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | creely | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | crilley | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | crilly | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | croley | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | crowley | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | eardley | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | frailey | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | fraleigh | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | fraley | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | frawley | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | friley | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | graley | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | greeley | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | greely | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | grilli | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | o'reilly | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | o'riley | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | oralie | 3 | 0 |
| 46 | oreilly | 3 | 0 |
| 47 | oriley | 3 | 0 |
| 48 | railey | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | raleigh | 2 | 0 |
| 50 | raley | 2 | 0 |
| 51 | rawley | 2 | 0 |
| 52 | reali | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | reiley | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | reilley | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | reily | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | reli | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | rielly | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | riely | 2 | 0 |
| 59 | riley | 2 | 0 |
| 60 | roley | 2 | 0 |
| 61 | rolley | 2 | 0 |
| 62 | rolli | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | rolly | 2 | 0 |
| 64 | rowlie | 2 | 0 |
| 65 | rowly | 2 | 0 |
| 66 | ruley | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | rulli | 2 | 0 |
| 68 | rylee | 2 | 0 |
| 69 | ryley | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "really".
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "really" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | really a | 1 | 2 |
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "really" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is really | 1 | 2 |
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "really" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | would | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | commodities | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | god | 1 | 2 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 4
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 69
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 1
Words that Precede: 1
Statistically Associated: 3
Consonant Matches: 6
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
Can scientists really resurrect the dodo? Inside the company that says it can
Mar 15, 2026 The Guardian
Mar 15, 2026 The Guardian
Dan Hurley 'really surprised' by getting hit with technical foul vs. St. John's
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Bottas 'really proud of everyone' as both Cadillac cars finish after early contact
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Mar 15, 2026 Formula 1
Textbooks were wrong: Scientists reveal the surprising way human hair really grows
Mar 14, 2026 ScienceDaily
Mar 14, 2026 ScienceDaily
'Everyone Really Contributed': Rod Brind'Amour, Frederik Andersen On Bounce Back Road Win In Tampa Bay
Mar 15, 2026 The Hockey News
Mar 15, 2026 The Hockey News
Never mind Winston Churchill and beavers, here’s what should really be on Bank of England notes
Mar 13, 2026 politico.eu
Mar 13, 2026 politico.eu

