# indirect

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌɪn.daɪˈɹɛkt/ · frequency rank #7,141

## Definitions
1. Not direct
2. Not direct:
3. Not direct:
4. Not direct:
5. Not direct:
6. Figuratively
7. Figuratively

## Etymology
From Middle French indirect, from Late Latin indirectus (“not direct”).

## Easily confused with
- **indirectly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indirect-vs-indirectly)
- **indict** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indict-vs-indirect)
- **indigent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indigent-vs-indirect)

## Common misspellings (12)
`idnirect`, `inddirect`, `indierct`, `indircet`, `indirecct`, `indirectt`, `indiretc`, `indirrect`, `indriect`, `inidrect`, `inndirect`, `nidirect`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/indirect