Rektorat

[ʁɛktoˈʁaːt]

/[ʁɛktoˈʁaːt]/ noun

The verdict

“Rektorat” is uncommon German (frequency #61,866 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,866
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Amt und Amtszeit eines Rektors/einer Rektorin

Corpus desk

Index DE-rektorat · Rektorat · German

Rektorat · rank #61,866 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,866
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rekordhalter

Nearest frequency peer: Rekordhalter (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Rektorat“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Rektorat“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rektorat
PropertyValue
HeadwordRektorat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁɛktoˈʁaːt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#61,866
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rektorat“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Rektoratfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Rekordhalter“ (#61,865), „Religionsausübung“ (#61,867), „Religionswissenschaft“ (#61,868). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rektorat“ bei #61,866. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rektorat is uncommon German at frequency #61,866 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁɛktoˈʁaːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Rektorat in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Rektorat, spelled R-E-K-T-O-R-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Amt und Amtszeit eines Rektors/einer Rektorin
  2. 2
    Räumlichkeit für einen Rektor/eine Rektorin
  3. 3
    Verwaltungsgremium einer Hochschule, das sich aus dem Rektor/der Rektorin, den beiden Prorektoren und dem Kanzler zusammensetzt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Das Rektorat bekleidet immer ein Professor, aber nur auf ein halbes Jahr.“
  2. „Im Sommer 1786 fiel ihm zum ersten Male das Rektorat der Universität zu; in seiner Amtszeit hatte er die Aufgabe, im Namen der Albertina dem soeben gekrönten König Friedrich Wilhelm II. die Huldigung der Universität darzubringen, als der Monarch Königsberg besuchte.“

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Rektorat"?
"Rektorat" is spelled R-E-K-T-O-R-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁɛktoˈʁaːt].
What does "Rektorat" mean?
As a noun, "Rektorat" means: Amt und Amtszeit eines Rektors/einer Rektorin
How do you pronounce "Rektorat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rektorat" is [ʁɛktoˈʁaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rektorat" come from?
"Rektorat" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list