Direktive

[diʁɛkˈtiːvə]

/[diʁɛkˈtiːvə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Direktive” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #48,066. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,066
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Anweisung, Befehl, der meist von höherer Stelle gegeben wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-direktive · Direktive · German

Direktive · rank #48,066 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,066
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Diffusion

Nearest frequency peer: Diffusion (-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 „Direktive“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Direktive“ 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).

Direktive vs direkte
67% similar
Direktive vs Direktion
78% similar
Direktive vs Detektive
78% similar

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

Key facts for Direktive
PropertyValue
HeadwordDirektive
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[diʁɛkˈtiːvə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#48,066
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Direktive“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Direktiveliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Diffusion“ (#48,065), „Diözesen“ (#48,067), „Dienstleistern“ (#48,064). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Direktive“ bei #48,066. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Direktive (IPA [diʁɛkˈtiːvə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,066 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Anweisung, Befehl, der meist von höherer Stelle gegeben wird".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Direktive, with forms such as "ddirektive", "dierktive", and "direkitve". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "direkte", "Direktion", "Detektive", 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 Direktive, spelled D-I-R-E-K-T-I-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Anweisung, Befehl, der meist von höherer Stelle gegeben wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Direktive appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Nach Ansicht der europäischen Flugsicherheitsbehörde EASA könnte ausgelaufenes und brennendes Öl Ursache des Triebwerksschadens bei dem Qantas-Airbus gewesen sein. Am Donnerstag hatte die Behörde deshalb in einer Direktive neue Untersuchungen bei den Riesenflugzeugen angeordnet.“
  2. „Die Kritiker hatten viele Jahre lang zu schreiben, was man ihnen sagte, sie konnten sich gegen die Direktiven des Propagandaministeriums nicht wehren.“

Synonyms

AnweisungAuftragBefehlOrderWeisung

This word in other languages

directive(English)directiva(Español)directive(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddirektive
  • dierktive
  • direkitve
  • direkktive
  • direktiev
  • direktivve
  • direkttive
  • direktvie
  • diretkive
  • dirketive
  • dirrektive
  • driektive
  • idrektive

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddirektive1dierktive2direkitve2direkktive1direktiev2direktivve1direkttive1direktvie2
Edit distance from "Direktive"

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 "Direktive"?
"Direktive" is spelled D-I-R-E-K-T-I-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is [diʁɛkˈtiːvə].
What does "Direktive" mean?
As a noun, "Direktive" means: Anweisung, Befehl, der meist von höherer Stelle gegeben wird
What words are commonly confused with "Direktive"?
"Direktive" is commonly confused with "direkte", "Direktion", "Detektive". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Direktive"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Direktive" is [diʁɛkˈtiːvə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Direktive" come from?
"Direktive" 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 "Direktive", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Diffusion#48,065documents#48,068delegiert#48,057Deichmann#48,056

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Drescher13 variantsCroissant13 variantsdürftest13 variantsEhrhardt13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list