rector
rec·tor/ˈɹɛktɚ/noun
rector is spelled R-E-C-T-O-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables (rec·tor). It appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,537th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, rector means “In the Anglican Church, a cleric in charge of a parish and who owns the tithes of it” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of rector is rectors.
How many letters and syllables are in rector?
| Letters | 6: R-E-C-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: rec·tor |
| In writing | 2.2 times per million words; the 18,537th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is rector?
Rector appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,537th 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).
How do you pronounce rector?
- US /ˈɹɛktɚ/
- UK /ˈɹɛktə/
Rector has 2 syllables, split rec·tor in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-rector.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with rector?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as rector from its last stressed vowel (/ɛktəɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of rector
- rectors plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rector mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
In the Anglican Church, a cleric in charge of a parish and who owns the tithes of it.
- 2
In the Roman Catholic Church, a cleric with managerial as well as spiritual responsibility for a church or other institution.
- 3
A priest or bishop in the Orthodox Church who is in charge of a parish or in an administrative leadership position in a theological seminary or academy.
- 4
In a Protestant church, a pastor in charge of a church with administrative and pastoral leadership combined.
- 5
A headmaster or headmistress in various educational institutions, e.g., a university.
- 6
ScotlandAn official in Scottish universities who heads the university court and is elected by and represents the student body.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Rector in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does rector come from?
Inherited from Middle English rectour, rector, from Old French rector, rectour and Latin rēctor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).