The difference between Real and True

When used as nouns, real means a commodity, whereas true means the state of being in alignment.

When used as adverbs, real means really, very, whereas true means accurately.

When used as adjectives, real means true, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent, whereas true means conforming to the actual state of reality or fact.

True is also verb with the meaning: to straighten.

check bellow for the other definitions of Real and True

  1. Real as an adjective:

    True, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent.

  2. Real as an adjective:

    Genuine, not artificial, counterfeit, or fake.

    Examples:

    "This is real leather."

  3. Real as an adjective:

    Genuine, unfeigned, sincere.

    Examples:

    "These are real tears!"

  4. Real as an adjective:

    Actually being, existing, or occurring; not fictitious or imaginary.

    Examples:

    "a description of real life"

  5. Real as an adjective:

    That has objective, physical existence.

    Examples:

    "No one has ever seen a real unicorn."

  6. Real as an adjective (economics):

    Having been adjusted to remove the effects of inflation; measured in purchasing power .

    Examples:

    "My dad calculated my family's real consumption per month."

    "What is the real GNP of this polity?"

  7. Real as an adjective (economics):

    Relating to the result of the actions of rational agents; relating to neoclassical economic models as opposed to Keynesian models.

  8. Real as an adjective (mathematics, of a number):

    Being either a rational number, or the limit of a convergent infinite sequence of rational numbers: being one of a set of numbers with a one-to-one correspondence to the points on a line.

  9. Real as an adjective (legal):

    Relating to immovable tangible property.

    Examples:

    "[[real estate]]; [[real property]]"

  10. Real as an adjective:

    Absolute, complete, utter.

    Examples:

    "This is a real problem."

  11. Real as an adjective (slang):

    Examples:

    "I'm keeping it real."

  1. Real as an adverb (US, colloquial):

    Really, very.

  1. Real as a noun:

    A commodity; see realty.

  2. Real as a noun (grammar):

    One of the three genders that the common gender can be separated into in the Scandinavian languages.

  3. Real as a noun (mathematics):

    A real number.

  4. Real as a noun (obsolete):

    A realist.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Burton"

  1. Real as a noun:

    Former unit of currency of Spain and Spain's colonies.

  2. Real as a noun:

    A coin worth one real.

  1. Real as a noun:

    A unit of currency used in Portugal and its colonies from 1430 until 1911, and in Brazil from 1790 until 1942.

  2. Real as a noun:

    A coin worth one real.

  1. True as an adjective (of a statement):

    Conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct.

    Examples:

    "This is a true story."

  2. True as an adjective:

    Conforming to a rule or pattern; exact; accurate.

    Examples:

    "a true copy; a true likeness of the original"

  3. True as an adjective (logic):

    Of the state in Boolean logic that indicates an affirmative or positive result.

    Examples:

    "A and B" is true if and only if "A" is true and "B" is true."

  4. True as an adjective:

    Loyal, faithful.

    Examples:

    "He’s turned out to be a true friend."

  5. True as an adjective:

    Genuine.

    Examples:

    "This is true Parmesan cheese."

  6. True as an adjective:

    Legitimate.

    Examples:

    "The true king has returned!"

  7. True as an adjective (of an, [[aim]] or [[missile]] in [[archery]], [[shooting]], [[golf]]{{,):

    etc.}} Accurate; following a path toward the target.

  8. True as an adjective (chiefly, probability):

    Fair, unbiased, not loaded.

  1. True as an adverb (of shooting, throwing etc):

    Accurately.

    Examples:

    "this gun shoots true'"

  1. True as a noun (uncountable):

    The state of being in alignment.

  2. True as a noun (uncountable, obsolete):

    Truth.

  3. True as a noun (countable, obsolete):

    A pledge or truce.

  1. True as a verb:

    To straighten.

    Examples:

    "He trued the spokes of the bicycle wheel."

  2. True as a verb:

    To make even, level, symmetrical, or accurate, align; adjust.

    Examples:

    "We spent all night truing up the report."

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