Which to use
“direkt” and “direkter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #393
- “direkt” frequency rank
- #7,455
- “direkter” frequency rank
- 7848
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | direkt | direkter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in gerader Richtung, ohne Umwege, ohne Umschweife, ohne Verzögerung | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs direkt |
Where the eye mixes direkt and direkter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. direkt runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against direkter's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses direkt with direkter
A purely visual mix-up. direkt ([diˈʁɛkt]) and direkter ([diˈʁɛktɐ]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “direkt” sits inside “direkter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7848, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
direkt is recorded at frequency rank #393, classified as anadj, pronounced [diˈʁɛkt]. direkter is at rank #7,455, tagged as anadj, pronounced [diˈʁɛktɐ].
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 7848, this pair ranks #1,986,647 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of direkt vs direkter
Shared letters: deikrt. Private to "direkt": -. Private to "direkter": -.
"direkt" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "direkter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "direkt" for "direkter" ever safe?
Which is more common, "direkt" or "direkter"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "direkt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "direkter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,986,647 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "direkt" and "direkter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diet vs direkt". 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 #1,986,647 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.