direkte

[diˈʁɛktə]

/[diˈʁɛktə]/ adj

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The verdict

“direkte” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,236. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,236
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs direkt

Corpus desk

Index DE-direkte · direkte · German

direkte · rank #3,236 · 10 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,236
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH darstellen

Nearest frequency peer: darstellen (-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 „direkte“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „direkte“ 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).

direkte vs drehte
71% similar
direkte vs Direktor
63% similar
direkte vs direkten
88% similar

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

Key facts for direkte
PropertyValue
Headworddirekte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[diˈʁɛktə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,236
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „direkte“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).direkteliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „darstellen“ (#3,235), „direkten“ (#3,237), „Brust“ (#3,234). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „direkte“ bei #3,236. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around direkte (IPA [diˈʁɛktə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,236 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for direkte, with forms such as "ddirekte", "dierkte", and "direket". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "drehte", "Direktor", "direkten", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is direkte, spelled D-I-R-E-K-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs direkt
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs direkt
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs direkt
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs direkt
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs direkt
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs direkt
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs direkt
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs direkt
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs direkt

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddirekte
  • dierkte
  • direket
  • direkkte
  • direktte
  • diretke
  • dirkete
  • dirrekte
  • driekte
  • idrekte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of direkte - 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.

ddirekte1dierkte2direket2direkkte1direktte1diretke2dirkete2dirrekte1
Edit distance from "direkte"

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 "direkte"?
"direkte" is spelled D-I-R-E-K-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [diˈʁɛktə].
What does "direkte" mean?
As an adjective, "direkte" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs direkt
What words are commonly confused with "direkte"?
"direkte" is commonly confused with "drehte", "Direktor", "direkten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "direkte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "direkte" is [diˈʁɛktə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "direkte" come from?
"direkte" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dritter#3,239Eingang#3,240erhoben#3,243account#3,228

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

offizielle10 variantsnegativ10 variantsleichte10 variantsGedanke10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list