Which to use
“direkten” and “direktes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,237
- “direkten” frequency rank
- #27,245
- “direktes” frequency rank
- 30482
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | direkten | direktes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs direkt | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs direkt |
Where the eye mixes direkten and direktes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. direkten and direktes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses direkten with direktes
A purely visual mix-up. direkten ([diˈʁɛktn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “direkten” becomes s in “direktes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30482, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
direkten is recorded at frequency rank #3,237, classified as anadj, pronounced [diˈʁɛktn̩]. 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 30482, this pair ranks #1,746,986 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of direkten vs direktes
Shared letters: deikrt. Private to "direkten": n. Private to "direktes": s.
"direkten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "direktes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "direkten" and "direktes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "direkten" or "direktes"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "direkten" 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 #1,746,986 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "direkten" 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 #1,746,986 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.