kastrieren

/[kasˈtʁiːʁən]/ verb

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#49,816

in German word usage

Misspellings

15

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

kastrieren is aGermanverb. It means: die männlichen oder weiblichen Fortpflanzungsorgane entfernen Pronounced [kasˈtʁiːʁən]. Often confused with kastriert and kassieren.

Key facts for kastrieren
PropertyValue
Headwordkastrieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kasˈtʁiːʁən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#49,816
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of kastrieren in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for kastrieren is 10 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kasˈtʁiːʁən]. Corpus data places it at rank #49,816 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 15 documented wrong-spelling variants for kastrieren, with forms such as "akstrieren", "kasrtieren", and "kasstrieren". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "kastriert", "kassieren", "Karrieren", 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 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 German form is kastrieren, spelled K-A-S-T-R-I-E-R-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    die männlichen oder weiblichen Fortpflanzungsorgane entfernen
  2. 2
    die Keimdrüsen des Menschen entfernen oder zerstören

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: akstrieren,kasrtieren,kasstrieren,kastireren,kastreiren,kastrieern,kastrierenn,kastrierne,kastrierren,kastrireen,kastrrieren,kasttrieren,katsrieren,kkastrieren,ksatrieren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for kastrieren

Misspelling Variants of "kastrieren"

akstrieren10kasrtieren10kasstrieren11kastireren10kastreiren10kastrieern10kastrierenn11kastrierne10
Misspelling Variants of "kastrieren"

Frequency rank: #49,816 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "kastrieren"?
"kastrieren" is spelled K-A-S-T-R-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [kasˈtʁiːʁən].
What does "kastrieren" mean?
As a verb, "kastrieren" means: die männlichen oder weiblichen Fortpflanzungsorgane entfernen
What words are commonly confused with "kastrieren"?
"kastrieren" is commonly confused with "kastriert", "kassieren", "Karrieren". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "kastrieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kastrieren" is [kasˈtʁiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kastrieren" come from?
"kastrieren" is a German 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. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.