Which to use
“direkte” and “direktes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,236
- “direkte” frequency rank
- #27,245
- “direktes” frequency rank
- 30481
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | direkte | direktes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs direkt | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs direkt |
Where the eye mixes direkte and direktes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. direkte runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against direktes's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: direkte vs direktes
A purely visual mix-up. direkte ([diˈʁɛktə]) and direktes ([diˈʁɛktəs]) 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 “direktes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30481, 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]. direktes is at rank #27,245, tagged as anadj, pronounced [diˈʁɛktəs].
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 30481, this pair ranks #1,746,998 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of direkte vs direktes
Shared letters: deikrt. Private to "direkte": -. Private to "direktes": s.
"direkte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "direktes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "direkte" and "direktes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "direkte" vs "direktes" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "direkte" and "direktes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "direkte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "direktes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,746,998 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "direkte" and "direktes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "defektes vs direktes". 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 #1,746,998 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.