direkt

[diˈʁɛkt]

/[diˈʁɛkt]/ adj

The verdict

“direkt” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #393. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#393
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in gerader Richtung, ohne Umwege, ohne Umschweife, ohne Verzögerung

Corpus desk

Index DE-direkt · direkt · German

direkt · rank #393 · 9 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #393
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH dessen

Nearest frequency peer: dessen (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „direkt“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „direkt“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

direkt vs Dirk
50% similar
direkt vs dreht
67% similar
direkt vs direkte
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for direkt
PropertyValue
Headworddirekt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[diˈʁɛkt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#393
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „direkt“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.direktliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „dessen“ (#392), „echt“ (#394), „allein“ (#391). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „direkt“ bei #393. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around direkt (IPA [diˈʁɛkt]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #393 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "in gerader Richtung, ohne Umwege, ohne Umschweife, ohne Verzögerung".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for direkt, with forms such as "ddirekt", "dierkt", and "direkkt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "Dirk", "dreht", "direkte", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is direkt, spelled D-I-R-E-K-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    in gerader Richtung, ohne Umwege, ohne Umschweife, ohne Verzögerung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how direkt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Eigentlich sind es sogar viel mehr Gipfel, dann der Seebuck und der Stübenwasen liegen direkt auf der Strecke, so dass sie letztlich zum Gipfelsammler werden.“
  2. Der direkte Weg vom Bahnhof zum Rathaus ist die Hauptstraße.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddirekt
  • dierkt
  • direkkt
  • direktt
  • diretk
  • dirket
  • dirrekt
  • driekt
  • idrekt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of direkt - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddirekt1dierkt2direkkt1direktt1diretk2dirket2dirrekt1driekt2
Edit distance from "direkt"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "direkt"?
"direkt" is spelled D-I-R-E-K-T. The IPA pronunciation is [diˈʁɛkt].
What does "direkt" mean?
As an adjective, "direkt" means: in gerader Richtung, ohne Umwege, ohne Umschweife, ohne Verzögerung
What words are commonly confused with "direkt"?
"direkt" is commonly confused with "Dirk", "dreht", "direkte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "direkt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "direkt" is [diˈʁɛkt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "direkt" come from?
"direkt" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "direkt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list