indirekten

Name: indirekten, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈɪndiˌʁɛktn̩]

/[ˈɪndiˌʁɛktn̩]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“indirekten” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,025. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,025
frequency rank, German: 17,725
“I” headwords: 15
tracked misspellings: 3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs indirekt

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

indirekten vs indirekter

90% similar

indirekten vs indirekt

80% similar

indirekten vs indirekte

90% similar

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

Key facts for indirekten
Property	Value
Headword	indirekten
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈɪndiˌʁɛktn̩]
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#22,025
Misspellings tracked	15
Confusable pairs	3
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “indirekten” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). indirekten lands here:

#22,025

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around indirekten (IPA [ˈɪndiˌʁɛktn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #22,025 among 17,725 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for indirekten, with forms such as "idnirekten", "inddirekten", and "indierkten". 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, "indirekter", "indirekt", "indirekte", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is indirekten, spelled I-N-D-I-R-E-K-T-E-N.

Definition

1
Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs indirekt
2
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs indirekt
3
Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs indirekt
4
Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs indirekt
5
Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs indirekt
6
Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs indirekt
7
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs indirekt
8
Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs indirekt
9
Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs indirekt
10
Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs indirekt
11
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs indirekt
12
Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs indirekt

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: idnirekten,inddirekten,indierkten,indireketn,indirekkten,indirektenn,indirektne,indirektten,indiretken,indirketen,indirrekten,indriekten,inidrekten,inndirekten,nidirekten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "indirekten"

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 "indirekten"?

"indirekten" is spelled I-N-D-I-R-E-K-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɪndiˌʁɛktn̩].

What does "indirekten" mean?

As an adjective, "indirekten" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs indirekt

What words are commonly confused with "indirekten"?

"indirekten" is commonly confused with "indirekter", "indirekt", "indirekte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "indirekten"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "indirekten" is [ˈɪndiˌʁɛktn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "indirekten" come from?

"indirekten" 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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Using “indirekten”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is I-N-D-I-R-E-K-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈɪndiˌʁɛktn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “indirekter” - see the side-by-side comparison. indirekten vs indirekter
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.