Rektoren

[ʁɛkˈtoːʁən]

/[ʁɛkˈtoːʁən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rektoren” is uncommon German (frequency #54,021 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,021
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Rektor

Corpus desk

Index DE-rektoren · Rektoren · German

Rektoren · rank #54,021 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,021
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Reichenberg

Nearest frequency peer: Reichenberg (-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 „Rektoren“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rektoren
PropertyValue
HeadwordRektoren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁɛkˈtoːʁən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#54,021
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rektoren“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Rektorenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Reichenberg“ (#54,020), „Republiken“ (#54,023), „regelte“ (#54,018). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rektoren“ bei #54,021. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rektoren is uncommon German at frequency #54,021 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁɛkˈtoːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Rektoren in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Rektoren, spelled R-E-K-T-O-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Rektor
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Rektor
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Rektor
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Rektor

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 "Rektoren"?
"Rektoren" is spelled R-E-K-T-O-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁɛkˈtoːʁən].
What does "Rektoren" mean?
As a noun, "Rektoren" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Rektor
How do you pronounce "Rektoren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rektoren" is [ʁɛkˈtoːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list