direkten Reden

[diˈʁɛktn̩ ˈʁeːdn̩]

/[diˈʁɛktn̩ ˈʁeːdn̩]/ noun

The verdict

“direkten Reden” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dativ Plural der starken Deklination des Substantivs direkte Rede

Key facts for direkten Reden
PropertyValue
Headworddirekten Reden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[diˈʁɛktn̩ ˈʁeːdn̩]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “direkten Reden” sits in German frequency

direkten Reden falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for direkten Reden is 14 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [diˈʁɛktn̩ ˈʁeːdn̩]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for direkten Reden in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is direkten Reden, spelled D-I-R-E-K-T-E-N- -R-E-D-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Plural der starken Deklination des Substantivs direkte Rede
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural der schwachen Deklination des Substantivs direkte Rede
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural der schwachen Deklination des Substantivs direkte Rede
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural der schwachen Deklination des Substantivs direkte Rede
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural der schwachen Deklination des Substantivs direkte Rede
  6. 6
    Nominativ Plural der gemischten Deklination des Substantivs direkte Rede
  7. 7
    Genitiv Plural der gemischten Deklination des Substantivs direkte Rede
  8. 8
    Dativ Plural der gemischten Deklination des Substantivs direkte Rede
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Plural der gemischten Deklination des Substantivs direkte Rede

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "direkten Reden"?
"direkten Reden" is spelled D-I-R-E-K-T-E-N- -R-E-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [diˈʁɛktn̩ ˈʁeːdn̩].
What does "direkten Reden" mean?
As a noun, "direkten Reden" means: Dativ Plural der starken Deklination des Substantivs direkte Rede
How do you pronounce "direkten Reden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "direkten Reden" is [diˈʁɛktn̩ ˈʁeːdn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "direkten Reden" come from?
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Using “direkten Reden”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is D-I-R-E-K-T-E-N- -R-E-D-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [diˈʁɛktn̩ ˈʁeːdn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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