# vasectomy

> English word · Noun · IPA /vəˈsɛktəmi/ · frequency rank #41,941

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

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

## Common misspellings (14)
`avsectomy`, `vaesctomy`, `vascetomy`, `vasecctomy`, `vasecotmy`, `vasectmoy`, `vasectommy`, `vasectomyy`, `vasectoym`, `vasecttomy`, `vasetcomy`, `vassectomy`, `vsaectomy`, `vvasectomy`

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