indirecto

/[ĩn̪d̪iˈɾekt̪o]/ adj

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#19,770

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

indirecto is anSpanishadj. It means: Que no es directo. Pronounced [ĩn̪d̪iˈɾekt̪o]. Often confused with indirecta and indirectas.

Key facts for indirecto
PropertyValue
Headwordindirecto
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ĩn̪d̪iˈɾekt̪o]
Letters9
Frequency rank#19,770
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of indirecto in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for indirecto is 9 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ĩn̪d̪iˈɾekt̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #19,770 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for indirecto, with forms such as "idnirecto", "inddirecto", and "indiercto". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "indirecta", "indirectas", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is indirecto, spelled I-N-D-I-R-E-C-T-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que no es directo.
  2. 2
    Que no va hacia un fin de forma clara o evidente, aunque se encamine a él.
  3. 3
    Que no es causa inmediata de algo, sino secundaria o que actúa a través de otro agente.
  4. 4
    Dicho de una demostración o inferencia: que la conclusión se prueba demostrando la incompatibilidad de su negación con las hipótesis o premisas, gracias al principio del tercero excluido. Puede ser mediante el contrarrecíproco o mediante la reducción al absurdo.
  5. 5
    Dicho de un tiro libre en donde no es posible anotar un gol al patear sin que intervenga otro compañero de equipo en la jugada.

Antonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: idnirecto,inddirecto,indiercto,indirceto,indireccto,indirecot,indirectto,indiretco,indirrecto,indriecto,inidrecto,inndirecto,nidirecto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for indirecto

Misspelling Variants of "indirecto"

idnirecto9inddirecto10indiercto9indirceto9indireccto10indirecot9indirectto10indiretco9
Misspelling Variants of "indirecto"

Frequency rank: #19,770 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "indirecto"?
"indirecto" is spelled I-N-D-I-R-E-C-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩn̪d̪iˈɾekt̪o].
What does "indirecto" mean?
As an adj, "indirecto" means: Que no es directo.
What words are commonly confused with "indirecto"?
"indirecto" is commonly confused with "indirecta", "indirectas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "indirecto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "indirecto" is [ĩn̪d̪iˈɾekt̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "indirecto" come from?
"indirecto" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.