Reálisabb

Reálisabb is a Hungarian comparative adjective meaning more realistic. It is used to compare the plausibility, accuracy, or alignment with reality of two or more things, ideas, plans, or forecasts.

In Hungarian, the comparative form is created by adding the suffix -abb to the adjective stem, producing reálisabb. It can modify nouns as in reálisabb terv (a more realistic plan) or be used predicatively as in Ez a becslés reálisabb, mint a másik becslés.

Etymology and sense: reális comes from Latin realis and entered Hungarian through European language contact, often via German or French influence. In contemporary usage, reálisabb conveys not only factual realism but also plausibility or credibility in a practical sense. It should be distinguished from valós, which more strictly means real in an ontological or factual sense, although in everyday language both can overlap.

Usage notes: the superlative form is legreálisabb (the most realistic). The word is common in everyday speech, journalism, and academic writing when evaluating plans, models, forecasts, or narratives. In comparisons, Hungarian frequently uses mint after the first clause: reálisabb mint... For example: A terv reálisabb, mint a korábbi változat; a modell reálisabb becslést ad a jövőre nézve.