directa
Spanish, noun/diˈɾeɡta/
directa is spelled D-I-R-E-C-T-A (7 letters) and appears 45 times per million words in written Spanish, the 1,944th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Directa is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “high gear” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of directo. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “En un vehículo, mecanismo utilizado para avanzar”.
What does directa mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehigh gear
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of directo
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. En un vehículo, mecanismo utilizado para avanzar. 2. Por extensión, estado en el que un motor gira hacia adelante.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of directa
- directas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce directa?
- /diˈɾeɡta/
- [d̪iˈɾeɣ̞.t̪a]
- [d̪iˈɾekt̪a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is directa in Spanish?
directa appears 45 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).