Rektum

[ˈʁɛktʊm]

/[ˈʁɛktʊm]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rektum” is uncommon German (frequency #70,724 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,724
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der letzte Teil vom Dickdarm; der Mastdarm, auch Enddarm

Corpus desk

Index DE-rektum · Rektum · German

Rektum · rank #70,724 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,724
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Reisig

Nearest frequency peer: Reisig (-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 „Rektum“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Rektum
PropertyValue
HeadwordRektum
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁɛktʊm]
Letters6
Frequency rank#70,724
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Rektum“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Reisig“ (#70,723), „reservierte“ (#70,725), „respektablen“ (#70,726). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rektum“ bei #70,724. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rektum is uncommon German at frequency #70,724 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʁɛktʊm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Rektum has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 Rektum, spelled R-E-K-T-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    der letzte Teil vom Dickdarm; der Mastdarm, auch Enddarm
  2. 2
    Botanik, ohne Plural: Bockshornklee

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Beim Analverkehr ist besondere Vorsicht geboten, da das Rektum sehr empfindlich ist.

Synonyms

EnddarmMastdarm

Antonyms

AfterAnusDünndarm

This word in other languages

rectum(English)recto(Español)rectum(Français)

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 "Rektum"?
"Rektum" is spelled R-E-K-T-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɛktʊm].
What does "Rektum" mean?
As a noun, "Rektum" means: der letzte Teil vom Dickdarm; der Mastdarm, auch Enddarm
How do you pronounce "Rektum"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rektum" is [ˈʁɛktʊm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rektum" come from?
"Rektum" 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 "Rektum", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Reisig#70,723Rollos#70,735reebok#70,710reding#70,707

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list