emasculation

noun

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"emasculation" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“emasculation” is uncommon English (frequency #95,936 among 2,246 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,936
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The removal of the penis, testicles, and scrotum of (a male person or animal).

Corpus desk

Index EN-emasculation · emasculation · English

emasculation · rank #95,936 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,936
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH emasculate

Nearest frequency peer: emasculate (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “emasculation”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “emasculation” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for emasculation
PropertyValue
Headwordemasculation
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters12
Frequency rank#95,936
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “emasculation” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).emasculationfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “emasculate” (#95,935), “elephantine” (#95,934), “endotoxin” (#95,938). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “emasculation” is #95,936. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

emasculation is uncommon English at frequency #95,936 among 2,246 “E” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for emasculation, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From emasculate + -ion. The correct English form is emasculation, spelled E-M-A-S-C-U-L-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The removal of the penis, testicles, and scrotum of (a male person or animal).
  2. 2
    The act of depriving of virility, or the state of being so deprived; castration.
  3. 3
    The act of depriving, or state of being deprived, of vigour or effectiveness.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The authoritarian regime oversaw the total emasculation of the country's judiciary.

Etymology

From emasculate + -ion.

This word in other languages

emasculación(Español)émasculation(Français)Entmannung(Deutsch)

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 "emasculation"?
"emasculation" is spelled E-M-A-S-C-U-L-A-T-I-O-N.
What does "emasculation" mean?
As a noun, "emasculation" means: The removal of the penis, testicles, and scrotum of (a male person or animal).
What is the origin of the word "emasculation"?
From emasculate + -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 "emasculation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list