recto
[ˈrekt̪o]
The verdict
“recto” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #10,058 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #10,058
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Que tiene la forma que sigue el camino más corto entre dos puntos, sin inclinarse, ni torcerse, ni cambiar de dirección.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | recto |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈrekt̪o] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #10,058 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “recto” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for recto is 5 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈrekt̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,058 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for recto, with forms such as "ercto", "rceto", and "reccto". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "reo", "rico", "reto", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is recto, spelled R-E-C-T-O.
Definition
- 1Que tiene la forma que sigue el camino más corto entre dos puntos, sin inclinarse, ni torcerse, ni cambiar de dirección.
- 2Se dice del movimiento que sigue este camino.
- 3Que es vertical, sin inclinarse ni desviarse hacia ningún lado.
- 4Se dice de la ropa, o parte de ella, sin pliegues, dobleces ni vuelos.
- 5Que tiene una conducta intachable, justa, firme, que cumple con su deber.
- 6Que es lo más apropiado para cierto fin.
- 7Sentido no figurado o translaticio de las palabras, cuando estas pueden interpretarse de más de una forma.
- 8Hablando de un cuaderno, libro o texto escrito presentado de forma similar, cuando está abierto, lo que queda en la mitad derecha.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ercto,rceto,reccto,recot,rectto,retco,rrecto
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of recto - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “recto”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is R-E-C-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈrekt̪o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “reo” - see the side-by-side comparison. recto vs reo
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.