Which to use
“direct” and “direkte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,541
- “direct” frequency rank
- #3,236
- “direkte” frequency rank
- 17777
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | direct | direkte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aufrecht, direkt, gerade, gradlinig, unmittelbar, recht | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs direkt |
Where the eye mixes direct and direkte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: direct vs direkte
A purely visual mix-up. direct ([di.ʁɛkt]) and direkte ([diˈʁɛktə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17777, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
direct is recorded at frequency rank #14,541, classified as anadj, pronounced [di.ʁɛkt]. direkte is at rank #3,236, tagged as anadj, pronounced [diˈʁɛktə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 17777, this pair ranks #1,924,382 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of direct vs direkte
Shared letters: deirt. Private to "direct": c. Private to "direkte": k.
"direct" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "direkte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "direct" and "direkte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "direct" or "direkte"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "direct" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "direkte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,924,382 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "direct" and "direkte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diet vs direct". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,924,382 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.