castration

/kæˈstɹeɪ.ʃən/

//kæˈstɹeɪ.ʃən// noun

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"castration" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“castration” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #37,845. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,845
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of removing the testicles.

Corpus desk

Index EN-castration · castration · English

castration · rank #37,845 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,845
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH Cassini

Nearest frequency peer: Cassini (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “castration”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “castration” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for castration
PropertyValue
Headwordcastration
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kæˈstɹeɪ.ʃən/
Letters10
Frequency rank#37,845
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “castration”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).castrationlands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “Cassini” (#37,844), “Cathay” (#37,846), “caudal” (#37,847). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “castration” is #37,845. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around castration (IPA /kæˈstɹeɪ.ʃən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,845 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for castration, with forms such as "acstration", "casrtation", and "casstration". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From castrate + -ion. The correct English form is castration, spelled C-A-S-T-R-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of removing the testicles.
  2. 2
    Any act that removes power from a person (particularly a man) or entity.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Castration of bulls was a socialization process that turned a bull into an ox; in this transformation something wild became something very useful; nature became culture.
  2. The harlots' harmony echos within our cave of castration Accenting the weeps from the men remade as women; stripped of their appendages Probed and beaten A cult of deviant savages seducing bastards in the darkness

Etymology

From castrate + -ion.

Synonyms

orchiectomy

This word in other languages

castración(Español)castration(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acstration
  • casrtation
  • casstration
  • castartion
  • castraiton
  • castrasion
  • castratino
  • castrationn
  • castratoin
  • castrattion
  • castrration
  • castrtaion
  • casttration
  • catsration
  • ccastration
  • csatration

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of castration - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

acstration2casrtation2casstration1castartion2castraiton2castrasion1castratino2castrationn1
Edit distance from "castration"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "castration"?
"castration" is spelled C-A-S-T-R-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /kæˈstɹeɪ.ʃən/.
What does "castration" mean?
As a noun, "castration" means: The act of removing the testicles.
What are common misspellings of "castration"?
Common misspellings include "acstration", "casrtation", "casstration", "castartion", "castraiton". The correct spelling is "castration".
How do you pronounce "castration"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "castration" is /kæˈstɹeɪ.ʃən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "castration"?
From castrate + -ion. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

collarbone#37,859condolence#37,861conjugated#37,862Belarusian#37,821

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

Butterworth16 variantscrematorium16 variantselectronica16 variantswatertight16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list