directement

\di.ʁɛk.tə.mɑ̃\

/\di.ʁɛk.tə.mɑ̃\/ adv

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The verdict

“directement” has 17 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #938. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#938
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En ligne droite, tout droit.

Corpus desk

Index FR-directement · directement · French

directement · rank #938 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #938
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH devenu

Nearest frequency peer: devenu (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « directement »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « directement » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for directement
PropertyValue
Headworddirectement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\di.ʁɛk.tə.mɑ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#938
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « directement »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.directementse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « devenu » (#937), « discours » (#939), « dernières » (#936). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « directement » est au #938. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around directement (IPA \di.ʁɛk.tə.mɑ̃\), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #938 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for directement, with forms such as "ddirectement", "dierctement", and "dircetement". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is directement, spelled D-I-R-E-C-T-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    En ligne droite, tout droit.
  2. 2
    …
  3. 3
    D’une manière directe, sans détour.
  4. 4
    Sans intermédiaire, sans entremise.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how directement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Les deux pôles sont directement opposés.
  2. 'Directement en face : tout à fait vis-à-vis.

Synonyms

absolumentdiamétralemententièrementradicalement

This word in other languages

aimed(English)directamente(Español)unmittelbar(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddirectement
  • dierctement
  • dircetement
  • direcctement
  • direcetment
  • directeemnt
  • directemennt
  • directementt
  • directemetn
  • directemment
  • directemnet
  • directmeent
  • directtement
  • diretcement
  • dirrectement
  • driectement
  • idrectement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of directement - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddirectement1dierctement2dircetement2direcctement1direcetment2directeemnt2directemennt1directementt1
Edit distance from "directement"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "directement"?
"directement" is spelled D-I-R-E-C-T-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \di.ʁɛk.tə.mɑ̃\.
What does "directement" mean?
As an adverb, "directement" means: En ligne droite, tout droit.
What are common misspellings of "directement"?
Common misspellings include "ddirectement", "dierctement", "dircetement", "direcctement", "direcetment". The correct spelling is "directement".
How do you pronounce "directement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "directement" is \di.ʁɛk.tə.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "directement" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "directement", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Information#845responsable#1,044différentes#767application#1,133

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

organisation17 variantscommunication17 variantsscientifique17 variantsentièrement17 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list