# rectal

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈrɛk.təl/ · frequency rank #32,996

## Definitions
1. Of, via or related to the rectum.

## Etymology
From rectum + -al.

## Easily confused with
- **renal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rectal-vs-renal)
- **regal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rectal-vs-regal)
- **retail** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rectal-vs-retail)
- **reveal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rectal-vs-reveal)
- **rental** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rectal-vs-rental)
- **repeal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rectal-vs-repeal)
- **rector** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rectal-vs-rector)
- **rectum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rectal-vs-rectum)
- **real** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/real-vs-rectal)
- **recap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recap-vs-rectal)
- **recall** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recall-vs-rectal)
- **racial** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/racial-vs-rectal)
- **recoil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recoil-vs-rectal)
- **recital** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recital-vs-rectal)

## Common misspellings (9)
`erctal`, `rcetal`, `recatl`, `recctal`, `rectall`, `rectla`, `recttal`, `retcal`, `rrectal`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rectal