direktional
[diʁɛkt͡si̯oˈnaːl]
The verdict
“direktional” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Richtung (als grammatische oder semantische Kategorie) betreffend
Corpus desk
Index DE-direktional · direktional · German
direktional · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | direktional |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [diʁɛkt͡si̯oˈnaːl] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „direktional“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
direktional is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [diʁɛkt͡si̯oˈnaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Richtung (als grammatische oder semantische Kategorie) betreffend".
direktional doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is direktional, spelled D-I-R-E-K-T-I-O-N-A-L.
Definition
- 1eine Richtung (als grammatische oder semantische Kategorie) betreffend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how direktional appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Wörter "herüber" und "hinüber" sind direktionale Adverbien.
„Sprachliche Elemente mit direktionaler Bedeutung werden oft einfach unter denen mit lokaler subsumiert; andere scheiden die Begriffe streng.“
This word in other languages
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.