rectal
French, adjective/ʁɛk.tal/
rectal is spelled R-E-C-T-A-L (6 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written French, the 52,567th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rectal is a French adjective meaning “rectal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Relatif au rectum”.
What does rectal mean in English?
adjective
- 1
rectal
Les douaniers lui ont infligé une fouille rectale
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Relatif au rectum.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of rectal
- rectale feminine
- rectaux masculine plural
- rectales feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rectal?
- /ʁɛk.tal/
- \ʁɛk.tal\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to rectal
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is rectal in French?
rectal appears about once in every 3 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).