realidades

Realidades (plural of realidad) is a Spanish noun meaning realities. It refers to the actual states of affairs, facts, or conditions as opposed to ideas, appearances, or beliefs. The term is used across diverse domains, including everyday language, journalism, sociology, and philosophy, to distinguish what is real from what is imagined or imagined.

In linguistic and cultural contexts, realidades can describe social, economic, technological, or political circumstances. It appears in phrases such as realidad social (social reality) or realidad virtual (virtual reality), where it helps discuss how people experience and interpret the world.

Realidades is also the title of a widely used Spanish-language instructional program for learning Spanish as a second language. The course is designed for learners at various levels and commonly includes student and teacher editions, supplementary workbooks, and digital resources. It emphasizes communicative competence, cultural awareness, and real-world language use, with activities across reading, writing, listening, and speaking.

Beyond education, the term frequently appears in literature, music, and media as a thematic or symbolic device. It is used to convey authenticity, explore social conditions, or highlight contrasts between appearances and facts. The singular form realidad contrasts with realidades, and together they form common references to truth, perception, and the nature of existence. Etymologically, realidad derives from Latin realitas, sharing roots with the English word reality.