diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index e8e1ac2..d1af09d 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@ var EXPRESSION_DOUBLE_SYLLABIC_THREE = new RegExp(
     'io',
     'ii',
     'uen',
-    'real',
+    '[aeilotu]real',
+    'real[aeilotu]',
     'iell',
     'eo[^aeiou]',
     '[aeiou]y[aeiou]'
diff --git a/test/index.js b/test/index.js
index 7ebf01a..3413780 100644
--- a/test/index.js
+++ b/test/index.js
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ test('api', function(t) {
   t.equal(syllable('Snuffleupagus'), 5, 'GH-25 (snuffleupagus)')
   t.equal(syllable('queue'), 1, 'GH-26 (queue)')
 
+  t.equal(syllable('real'), 1, 'GH-31 (real/deal/really)')
+  t.equal(syllable('deal'), 1, 'GH-31 (real/deal/really)')
+  t.equal(syllable('really'), 2, 'GH-31 (real/deal/really)')
+
   t.end()
 })