direktem

[diˈʁɛktəm]

/[diˈʁɛktəm]/ adj

The verdict

“direktem” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,569. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,569
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-direktem · direktem · German

direktem · rank #21,569 · 12 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,569
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Diplomarbeit

Nearest frequency peer: Diplomarbeit (-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 „direktem“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „direktem“ 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).

direktem vs Direktor
63% similar
direktem vs direkten
88% similar
direktem vs direkter
88% similar

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

Key facts for direktem
PropertyValue
Headworddirektem
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[diˈʁɛktəm]
Letters8
Frequency rank#21,569
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „direktem“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Diplomarbeit“ (#21,568), „disqualifiziert“ (#21,570), „Demokrat“ (#21,567). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „direktem“ bei #21,569. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around direktem (IPA [diˈʁɛktəm]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #21,569 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for direktem, with forms such as "ddirektem", "dierktem", and "direketm". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Direktor", "direkten", "direkter", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is direktem, spelled D-I-R-E-K-T-E-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs direkt
  2. 2
    Dativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs direkt

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddirektem
  • dierktem
  • direketm
  • direkktem
  • direktemm
  • direktme
  • direkttem
  • diretkem
  • dirketem
  • dirrektem
  • driektem
  • idrektem

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of direktem - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddirektem1dierktem2direketm2direkktem1direktemm1direktme2direkttem1diretkem2
Edit distance from "direktem"

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 "direktem"?
"direktem" is spelled D-I-R-E-K-T-E-M. The IPA pronunciation is [diˈʁɛktəm].
What does "direktem" mean?
As an adjective, "direktem" means: Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs direkt
What words are commonly confused with "direktem"?
"direktem" is commonly confused with "Direktor", "direkten", "direkter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "direktem"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "direktem" is [diˈʁɛktəm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "direktem" come from?
"direktem" 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 "direktem", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list