direkter

[diˈʁɛktɐ]

/[diˈʁɛktɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“direkter” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,455. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,455
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-direkter · direkter · German

direkter · rank #7,455 · 12 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,455
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Diensten

Nearest frequency peer: Diensten (-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 „direkter“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „direkter“ 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).

direkter vs Direktor
75% similar
direkter vs direktes
88% similar
direkter vs Direktors
67% similar

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

Key facts for direkter
PropertyValue
Headworddirekter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[diˈʁɛktɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#7,455
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „direkter“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.direkterliegt 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: „Diensten“ (#7,454), „Dunkeln“ (#7,456), „desselben“ (#7,453). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „direkter“ bei #7,455. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around direkter (IPA [diˈʁɛktɐ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #7,455 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for direkter, with forms such as "ddirekter", "dierkter", and "direketr". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Direktor", "direktes", "Direktors", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is direkter, spelled D-I-R-E-K-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs direkt
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs direkt
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs direkt
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs direkt
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs direkt

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddirekter
  • dierkter
  • direketr
  • direkkter
  • direkterr
  • direktre
  • direktter
  • diretker
  • dirketer
  • dirrekter
  • driekter
  • idrekter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddirekter1dierkter2direketr2direkkter1direkterr1direktre2direktter1diretker2
Edit distance from "direkter"

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

Same letter count

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

Diensten#7,454Erholung#7,461erstaunt#7,463Biologie#7,446

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list