# castration

> English word · Noun · IPA /kæˈstɹeɪ.ʃən/ · frequency rank #37,845

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

## Etymology
From castrate + -ion.

## Common misspellings (16)
`acstration`, `casrtation`, `casstration`, `castartion`, `castraiton`, `castrasion`, `castratino`, `castrationn`, `castratoin`, `castrattion`, `castrration`, `castrtaion`, `casttration`, `catsration`, `ccastration`, `csatration`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/castration