rectally
adverb
rectally is spelled R-E-C-T-A-L-L-Y: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, rectally means “Through the rectum” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in rectally?
| Letters | 8: R-E-C-T-A-L-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 139,999th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is rectally?
Rectally appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What does rectally mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
Through the rectum.
The thermometer had to be inserted rectally.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does rectally come from?
From rectal + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).