Which to use
“direkte” and “direkter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,236
- “direkte” frequency rank
- #7,455
- “direkter” frequency rank
- 10691
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | direkte | direkter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs direkt | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs direkt |
Where the eye mixes direkte and direkter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. direkte runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against direkter's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between direkte and direkter
A purely visual mix-up. direkte ([diˈʁɛktə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “direkte” sits inside “direkter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10691, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
direkte is recorded at frequency rank #3,236, classified as anadj, pronounced [diˈʁɛktə]. 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 10691, this pair ranks #1,973,838 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of direkte vs direkter
Shared letters: deikrt. Private to "direkte": -. Private to "direkter": -.
"direkte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "direkter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "direkte" for "direkter" ever safe?
Frequency check: "direkte" vs "direkter" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "direkte" 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 #1,973,838 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "direkte" and "direkter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "direkte vs Direktive". 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 #1,973,838 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.