Which to use
“direkter” and “direktes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,455
- “direkter” frequency rank
- #27,245
- “direktes” frequency rank
- 34700
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | direkter | direktes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs direkt | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs direkt |
Where the eye mixes direkter and direktes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. direkter 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 direkter with direktes
A purely visual mix-up. direkter ([diˈʁɛktɐ]) 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 - r in “direkter” becomes s in “direktes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34700, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
direkter is recorded at frequency rank #7,455, classified as anadj, pronounced [diˈʁɛktɐ]. 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 34700, this pair ranks #1,657,365 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of direkter vs direktes
Shared letters: deikrt. Private to "direkter": -. Private to "direktes": s.
"direkter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "direktes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "direkter" and "direktes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "direkter" or "direktes" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "direkter" 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 #1,657,365 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "direkter" 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 #1,657,365 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.