rector
Spanish, noun/reɡˈtoɾ/
rector is spelled R-E-C-T-O-R (6 letters) and appears 10 times per million words in written Spanish, the 6,873rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rector is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “rector” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Superior a cuyo cargo está el gobierno y mando de una comunidad, hospital o colegio”.
What does rector mean in English?
adjective
- 1
governing, directing
noun
- 1
masculinerector
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que rige o gobierna.
noun: 1. Superior a cuyo cargo está el gobierno y mando de una comunidad, hospital o colegio. 2. Superior de una universidad literaria y su distrito. 3. Párroco o cura propio.
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 rector
- rectora feminine
- rectores masculine plural
- rectoras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rector?
- /reɡˈtoɾ/
- [reɣ̞ˈt̪oɾ]
- [rekˈt̪oɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to rector
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is rector in Spanish?
rector appears 10 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).