recto
Spanish, noun/ˈreɡto/
recto is spelled R-E-C-T-O (5 letters) and appears 6.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 9,952nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Recto is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “rectum (the terminal part of the large intestine)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Parte final del intestino grueso, que sucede al colon sigmoide y termina en el canal anal. En el hombre mide…”.
What does recto mean in English?
adjective
- 1
straight (not crooked, curly, or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length)
línea recta
- 2
honest, honorable, upright, righteous, just, fair
- 3
literal (exactly as stated; read or understood without interpretation)
- 4
right (of an angle, measuring 90 degrees)
ángulo recto
- 5
stern, authoritarian, inflexible
noun
- 1
masculinerectum (the terminal part of the large intestine)
- 2
masculinerectus
prefix
- 1
recto-
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que tiene la forma que sigue el camino más corto entre dos puntos, sin inclinarse, ni torcerse, ni cambiar de dirección. 2. Se dice del movimiento que sigue este camino. 3. Que es vertical, sin inclinarse ni desviarse hacia ningún lado. 4. Se dice de la ropa, o parte de ella, sin pliegues, dobleces ni vuelos.
noun: 1. Parte final del intestino grueso, que sucede al colon sigmoide y termina en el canal anal. En el hombre mide unos 12 cm de largo, y está vacío, salvo en el momento de la defecación. 2. Ángulo de noventa grados.
adverb: 1. Sin desviarse.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of recto
- recta feminine
- rectos masculine plural
- rectas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce recto?
- /ˈreɡto/
- [ˈreɣ̞.t̪o]
- /reɡto/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to recto
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is recto in Spanish?
recto appears 6.5 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).