# redirect

> English word · Verb · frequency rank #22,195

## Definitions
1. To give new direction to, change the direction of.
2. To instruct to go, inquire, elsewhere.
3. To substitute an address or pointer to a new location.
4. To send to a new location by substituting an address or pointer.

## Etymology
From re- + direct.

## Common misspellings (12)
`erdirect`, `rdeirect`, `reddirect`, `redierct`, `redircet`, `redirecct`, `redirectt`, `rediretc`, `redirrect`, `redriect`, `reidrect`, `rredirect`

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