# rectangle

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈrɛktæŋɡl̩/ · frequency rank #21,329

## Definitions
1. Any quadrilateral having opposing sides parallel and four right angles.
2. Such a quadrilateral that is oblong (longer than it is wide): one that is not regular (equilateral), that is, any except a square.
3. A right angle.
4. The product of two quantities.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French, from Old French, from Medieval Latin or Late Latin rectangulum (“right angle”), from Latin rectus (“right”) + angulus (“an angle”).

## Common misspellings (14)
`erctangle`, `rcetangle`, `recatngle`, `recctangle`, `rectagnle`, `rectangel`, `rectanggle`, `rectanglle`, `rectanlge`, `rectanngle`, `rectnagle`, `recttangle`, `retcangle`, `rrectangle`

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