realm

Other forms of realm

plural

realms·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about realm

What does realm mean?

realm means "a domain in which something is dominant". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in realm?

realm has 1 syllable: realm. In IPA it is /ˈɹɛlm/.

What is another word for realm?

Close synonyms include kingdom, land, kingdom, region. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is realm a common word?

realm is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.