indirekt

[ˈɪndiˌʁɛkt]

/[ˈɪndiˌʁɛkt]/ adj

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The verdict

“indirekt” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,672. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,672
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Umweg, unter Zuhilfenahme eines (Hilfs-)Mittels

Corpus desk

Index DE-indirekt · indirekt · German

indirekt · rank #6,672 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,672
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Idiot

Nearest frequency peer: Idiot (-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 „indirekt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „indirekt“ 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).

indirekt vs indirekte
89% similar
indirekt vs indirekten
80% similar
indirekt vs indirekter
80% similar

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

Key facts for indirekt
PropertyValue
Headwordindirekt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɪndiˌʁɛkt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,672
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „indirekt“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.indirektliegt 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: „Idiot“ (#6,671), „Ingolstadt“ (#6,673), „Holocaust“ (#6,670). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „indirekt“ bei #6,672. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around indirekt (IPA [ˈɪndiˌʁɛkt]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #6,672 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for indirekt, with forms such as "idnirekt", "inddirekt", and "indierkt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "indirekte", "indirekten", "indirekter", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is indirekt, spelled I-N-D-I-R-E-K-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit Umweg, unter Zuhilfenahme eines (Hilfs-)Mittels
  2. 2
    nicht wortwörtlich gemeint

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wegen einer Streckensperre konnte das Ziel nur über eine indirekte Verbindung mit großer Verspätung erreicht werden.
  2. „Selbst in den Bundesländern wird inzwischen indirekt eingeräumt, dass die Bahn in der Vergangenheit großzügig bedacht wurde.“

Antonyms

direktgeradewegsgradewegsgradlinigschnurstracksunausgesprochenunmittelbarverblümtwortwörtlich

This word in other languages

indirect(English)indirecto(Español)indirect(Français)indireto(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • idnirekt
  • inddirekt
  • indierkt
  • indirekkt
  • indirektt
  • indiretk
  • indirket
  • indirrekt
  • indriekt
  • inidrekt
  • inndirekt
  • nidirekt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

idnirekt2inddirekt1indierkt2indirekkt1indirektt1indiretk2indirket2indirrekt1
Edit distance from "indirekt"

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 "indirekt"?
"indirekt" is spelled I-N-D-I-R-E-K-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɪndiˌʁɛkt].
What does "indirekt" mean?
As an adjective, "indirekt" means: mit Umweg, unter Zuhilfenahme eines (Hilfs-)Mittels
What words are commonly confused with "indirekt"?
"indirekt" is commonly confused with "indirekte", "indirekten", "indirekter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "indirekt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "indirekt" is [ˈɪndiˌʁɛkt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "indirekt" come from?
"indirekt" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "indirekt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

emotional12 variantsbefanden12 variantsPrognose12 variantsaufrecht12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list