vasectomy

/vəˈsɛktəmi/

//vəˈsɛktəmi// noun

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"vasectomy" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“vasectomy” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #41,941. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,941
frequency rank, English
969
“V” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The surgical incision of all or part of the vas deferens as a means of male sterilization.

Corpus desk

Index EN-vasectomy · vasectomy · English

vasectomy · rank #41,941 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,941
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 969
  • PHOTO-FINISH Valverde

Nearest frequency peer: Valverde (-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 “vasectomy”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “vasectomy” 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 vasectomy
PropertyValue
Headwordvasectomy
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/vəˈsɛktəmi/
Letters9
Frequency rank#41,941
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “vasectomy”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).vasectomylands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Valverde” (#41,940), “VD” (#41,942), “Valeria” (#41,939). Among 969 “V” headwords, “vasectomy” is #41,941. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around vasectomy (IPA /vəˈsɛktəmi/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,941 among 969 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The surgical incision of all or part of the vas deferens as a means of male sterilization.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for vasectomy, with forms such as "avsectomy", "vaesctomy", and "vascetomy". 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. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From vas- (“vas deferens”) + -ectomy (“surgery involving the excision or removal of a body part”). The correct English form is vasectomy, spelled V-A-S-E-C-T-O-M-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The surgical incision of all or part of the vas deferens as a means of male sterilization.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The experimental vasectomy operation was performed under sodium pentobarbital (50 mg/kg body weight, i.p) anesthesia via a lower midabdominal incision as described elsewhere.
  2. In fact, at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., so many men sign up for vasectomies during March Madness that appointments reach “max capacity,” said Dr. Tobias S. Kohler, a urologist and men’s health expert at the medical center who has observed this phenomenon ever since he was an attending physician a decade ago.

Etymology

From vas- (“vas deferens”) + -ectomy (“surgery involving the excision or removal of a body part”).

This word in other languages

vasectomía(Español)vasectomie(Français)Vasektomie(Deutsch)vasectomia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • avsectomy
  • vaesctomy
  • vascetomy
  • vasecctomy
  • vasecotmy
  • vasectmoy
  • vasectommy
  • vasectomyy
  • vasectoym
  • vasecttomy
  • vasetcomy
  • vassectomy
  • vsaectomy
  • vvasectomy

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vasectomy - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

avsectomy2vaesctomy2vascetomy2vasecctomy1vasecotmy2vasectmoy2vasectommy1vasectomyy1
Edit distance from "vasectomy"

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 "vasectomy"?
"vasectomy" is spelled V-A-S-E-C-T-O-M-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /vəˈsɛktəmi/.
What does "vasectomy" mean?
As a noun, "vasectomy" means: The surgical incision of all or part of the vas deferens as a means of male sterilization.
What are common misspellings of "vasectomy"?
Common misspellings include "avsectomy", "vaesctomy", "vascetomy", "vasecctomy", "vasecotmy". The correct spelling is "vasectomy".
How do you pronounce "vasectomy"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vasectomy" is /vəˈsɛktəmi/. 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 "vasectomy"?
From vas- (“vas deferens”) + -ectomy (“surgery involving the excision or removal of a body part”). 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 "vasectomy", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list