Skip to content

Word · Shapes

How do you spell rectangle?

rectangle

R-E-C-T-A-N-G-L-E

Tap a letter to hear its name — or open its page

In your language

Русский

прямоугольник

Español

rectángulo

العربية

مستطيل

Word facts

Letters
9 →
First letter
R →
Pack
Shapes
Plural
rectangles

Example sentences

Tap the speaker to listen.

  • This is a rectangle.

  • I can draw a rectangle.

Word forms

One and many

one rectangle — two rectangles

One and many (plurals) →

Spell it

Tap the letters in order to spell the word.

Its pack

Shapes →

Lives with these words:

More words starting with R →

Use it in class

  • I spySpread the picture cards around the room and say “I spy with my little eye something beginning with R!” The first child to point at the rectangle card and name it spies next.
  • Shape huntDraw a rectangle in the air together, then hunt for one in the room. Whoever finds one first says “I found a rectangle!”
  • Kim's gameLay out five picture cards, the rectangle card among them. Children close their eyes, you take one away and ask “What's missing?” If it's this one, they call out “rectangle!”

Play with this word

Print it

Questions and answers

How do you spell rectangle?
R-E-C-T-A-N-G-L-E. Rectangle has 9 letters and starts with R.
What is rectangle in Russian, Spanish and Arabic?
In Russian: прямоугольник. In Spanish: rectángulo. In Arabic: مستطيل.
What is the plural of rectangle?
Rectangles: one rectangle, two rectangles.