# circumcision

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌsɜː(ɹ)kəmˈsɪʒən/ · frequency rank #22,035

## Definitions
1. The surgical excision of the foreskin and usually all or most of the penile frenulum.
2. The surgical excision of the foreskin and usually all or most of the penile frenulum.
3. The surgical excision of the foreskin and usually all or most of the penile frenulum.
4. The surgical excision of the clitoral hood of the clitoris; female circumcision.
5. The surgical excision of the clitoris; clitoridectomy.

## Etymology
From Latin circumcīsiō(n), from circumcīdō (“cut around”), from circum (“about, around; through”) + caedō (“cut, hew”).

## Common misspellings (19)
`ccircumcision`, `cicrumcision`, `circcumcision`, `circmucision`, `circucmision`, `circumccision`, `circumciison`, `circumcisino`, `circumcisionn`, `circumcisoin`, `circumcission`, `circumcition`, `circumcsiion`, `circumicsion`, `circummcision`, `cirrcumcision`, `cirucmcision`, `cricumcision`, `icrcumcision`

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