indirecta
Spanish, noun/indiˈɾeɡta/
indirecta is spelled I-N-D-I-R-E-C-T-A (9 letters) and appears 6.3 times per million words in written Spanish, the 10,117th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Indirecta is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “insinuation (that which is insinuated, a hint)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of indirecto. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Dicho o medio indirecto de que uno se vale para no significar explícita o claramente una cosa y darla, sin…”.
What does indirecta mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineinsinuation (that which is insinuated, a hint)
- 2
femininehint (in the context of flirting)
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of indirecto
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Dicho o medio indirecto de que uno se vale para no significar explícita o claramente una cosa y darla, sin embargo, a entender.
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 indirecta
- indirectas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce indirecta?
- /indiˈɾeɡta/
- [ĩn̪.d̪iˈɾeɣ̞.t̪a]
- [ĩn̪d̪iˈɾekt̪a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to indirecta
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is indirecta in Spanish?
indirecta appears 6.3 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).