rectangles

/\ʁɛk.tɑ̃ɡl\/ adj

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#40,955

in French word usage

Misspellings

16

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

rectangles is anFrenchadj. It means: Pluriel de rectangle. Pronounced \ʁɛk.tɑ̃ɡl\. Often confused with rectangle.

Key facts for rectangles
PropertyValue
Headwordrectangles
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdj
IPA\ʁɛk.tɑ̃ɡl\
Letters10
Frequency rank#40,955
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of rectangles in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for rectangles is 10 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁɛk.tɑ̃ɡl\. Corpus data places it at rank #40,955 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Pluriel de rectangle.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for rectangles, with forms such as "erctangles", "rcetangles", and "recatngles". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "rectangle", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is rectangles, spelled R-E-C-T-A-N-G-L-E-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de rectangle.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: erctangles,rcetangles,recatngles,recctangles,rectagnles,rectangels,rectanggles,rectangless,rectanglles,rectanglse,rectanlges,rectanngles,rectnagles,recttangles,retcangles,rrectangles

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for rectangles

Misspelling Variants of "rectangles"

erctangles10rcetangles10recatngles10recctangles11rectagnles10rectangels10rectanggles11rectangless11
Misspelling Variants of "rectangles"

Frequency rank: #40,955 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rectangles"?
"rectangles" is spelled R-E-C-T-A-N-G-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁɛk.tɑ̃ɡl\.
What does "rectangles" mean?
As an adj, "rectangles" means: Pluriel de rectangle.
What words are commonly confused with "rectangles"?
"rectangles" is commonly confused with "rectangle". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rectangles"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rectangles" is \ʁɛk.tɑ̃ɡl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rectangles" come from?
"rectangles" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.