indirekte Rede

[ˈɪndiʁɛktə ˈʁeːdə]

/[ˈɪndiʁɛktə ˈʁeːdə]/ phrase

The verdict

“indirekte Rede” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - syntaktisch von einem Verb des Sagens, Meinens etc. abhängige Wiedergabe der Rede einer Person

Corpus desk

Index DE-indirekte-rede · indirekte Rede · German

indirekte Rede · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "I" 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.

Key facts for indirekte Rede
PropertyValue
Headwordindirekte Rede
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[ˈɪndiʁɛktə ˈʁeːdə]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „indirekte Rede“ im Deutschen

indirekte Redeliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

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

Rare enough to double-check

indirekte Rede is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈɪndiʁɛktə ˈʁeːdə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "syntaktisch von einem Verb des Sagens, Meinens etc. abhängige Wiedergabe der Rede einer Person".

No misspelling variants are generated for indirekte Rede in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is indirekte Rede, spelled I-N-D-I-R-E-K-T-E- -R-E-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    syntaktisch von einem Verb des Sagens, Meinens etc. abhängige Wiedergabe der Rede einer Person

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In dem Satz "Hans sagte, es sei gut so" ist "es sei gut so" eine indirekte Rede. In indirekter Rede wird das, was jemand gesagt hat, nicht wortwörtlich, sondern in syntaktisch abhängiger Form wiedergegeben.
  2. „Was ein anderer gesagt hat, können wir in zwei Formen wiedergeben: in direkter (wörtlicher) und in indirekter (abhängiger) Rede.“

Synonyms

abhängige Rede

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "indirekte Rede"?
"indirekte Rede" is spelled I-N-D-I-R-E-K-T-E- -R-E-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɪndiʁɛktə ˈʁeːdə].
What does "indirekte Rede" mean?
As a phrase, "indirekte Rede" means: syntaktisch von einem Verb des Sagens, Meinens etc. abhängige Wiedergabe der Rede einer Person
How do you pronounce "indirekte Rede"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "indirekte Rede" is [ˈɪndiʁɛktə ˈʁeːdə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "indirekte Rede" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list