# Castro

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkæstɹoʊ/ · frequency rank #10,659

## Definitions
1. A surname from Spanish.
2. A neighborhood of San Francisco, California, known for its LGBT community.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Castro. The neighborhood is named after Californio politician José Castro (1808–1860).

## Easily confused with
- **Cato** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/castro-vs-cato)
- **CSIRO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/castro-vs-csiro)
- **cast** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cast-vs-castro)
- **Caro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caro-vs-castro)
- **Cairo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cairo-vs-castro)
- **caste** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caste-vs-castro)
- **canto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/canto-vs-castro)
- **castle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/castle-vs-castro)
- **casino** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/casino-vs-castro)
- **castor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/castor-vs-castro)
- **caster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caster-vs-castro)

## Common misspellings (8)
`acstro`, `casrto`, `casstro`, `castrro`, `casttro`, `catsro`, `ccastro`, `csatro`

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