bidirektional
[ˌbidiʁɛkt͡si̯oˈnaːl]
The verdict
“bidirektional” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zur Signalübertragung in beiden Richtungen geeignet
Corpus desk
Index DE-bidirektional · bidirektional · German
bidirektional · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bidirektional |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˌbidiʁɛkt͡si̯oˈnaːl] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „bidirektional“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
bidirektional is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌbidiʁɛkt͡si̯oˈnaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for bidirektional, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is bidirektional, spelled B-I-D-I-R-E-K-T-I-O-N-A-L.
Definition
- 1zur Signalübertragung in beiden Richtungen geeignet
- 2in zwei Richtungen (meist wechselseitig) wirkend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bidirektional appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In einem bidirektionalen Ring, der mehrere Netzknoten verbindet, wird der Datenverkehr im Regelfall so gerichtet, dass beide Richtungen einer bidirektionalen Verbindung dieselben Netzknoten entgegengesetzt durchqueren.
Voraussetzung für die automatische Erkennung eines Druckers an einer Parallelschnittstelle ist eine bidirektionale Datenübertragung zum Drucker.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.