Castor

[ˈkastoːɐ̯]

/[ˈkastoːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Castor” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #33,509. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,509
frequency rank, German
1,273
“C” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Spezialgefäß für den Transport und die Lagerung von radioaktivem Material

Corpus desk

Index DE-castor · Castor · German

Castor · rank #33,509 · 9 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,509
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,273
  • PHOTO-FINISH Camilla

Nearest frequency peer: Camilla (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Castor“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Castor“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Castor vs custom
50% similar
Castor vs Cäsar
50% similar
Castor vs carter
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Castor
PropertyValue
HeadwordCastor
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈkastoːɐ̯]
Letters6
Frequency rank#33,509
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Castor“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Castorliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Camilla“ (#33,508), „chanson“ (#33,510), „Bürde“ (#33,507). Unter 1,273 „C“-Lemmata liegt „Castor“ bei #33,509. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Castor (IPA [ˈkastoːɐ̯]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,509 among 1,273 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ein Spezialgefäß für den Transport und die Lagerung von radioaktivem Material".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Castor, with forms such as "acstor", "casotr", and "casstor". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "custom", "Cäsar", "carter", and more, 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 its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Castor, spelled C-A-S-T-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Spezialgefäß für den Transport und die Lagerung von radioaktivem Material

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Castor appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Wann kommt der letzte Castor aus La Hague nach Deutschland zurück?

Synonyms

CastorbehälterCastor-BehälterCastorlager

This word in other languages

castor(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acstor
  • casotr
  • casstor
  • castorr
  • castro
  • casttor
  • catsor
  • ccastor
  • csator

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Castor - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

acstor2casotr2casstor1castorr1castro2casttor1catsor2ccastor1
Edit distance from "Castor"

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Castor"?
"Castor" is spelled C-A-S-T-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkastoːɐ̯].
What does "Castor" mean?
As a noun, "Castor" means: ein Spezialgefäß für den Transport und die Lagerung von radioaktivem Material
What words are commonly confused with "Castor"?
"Castor" is commonly confused with "custom", "Cäsar", "carter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Castor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Castor" is [ˈkastoːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Castor" come from?
"Castor" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Castor", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

bündig#33,506Byzanz#33,501Brooke#33,494Diktat#33,530

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Bonbon9 variantsBombay9 variantsDiskus9 variantsBläser9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list