castration
ca·stra·tion/kæˈstɹeɪ.ʃən/noun
castration is spelled C-A-S-T-R-A-T-I-O-N: 10 letters and 3 syllables (ca·stra·tion). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,943rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, castration means “The act of removing the testicles” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of castration is castrations.
How many letters and syllables are in castration?
| Letters | 10: C-A-S-T-R-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: ca·stra·tion |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 37,943rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is castration?
Castration appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,943rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce castration?
- /kæˈstɹeɪ.ʃən/
Castration has 3 syllables, split ca·stra·tion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-castration.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of castration
- castrations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does castration mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of removing the testicles.
- 2
Any act that removes power from a person (particularly a man) or entity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Castration in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense act of removing the testicles:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | castration |
| German | Kastrierung, Hodenentfernung |
| Portuguese | castração |
| Spanish | castración |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does castration come from?
From castrate + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).