directement
\di.ʁɛk.tə.mɑ̃\
The verdict
“directement” is in the everyday core of French, ranked #938 in French word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #938
- frequency rank, French
- 11
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - En ligne droite, tout droit.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | directement |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \di.ʁɛk.tə.mɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #938 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “directement” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for directement is 11 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \di.ʁɛk.tə.mɑ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #938 in overall French word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1En ligne droite, tout droit.
- 2…
- 3D’une manière directe, sans détour.
- 4Sans intermédiaire, sans entremise.
This word in other languages
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.
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.
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Using “directement”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is D-I-R-E-C-T-E-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \di.ʁɛk.tə.mɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.