castrar
[kasˈt̪ɾaɾ]
The verdict
“castrar” is an uncommon Spanish word, ranked #62,134 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #62,134
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Capar, quitar los testículos.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | castrar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [kasˈt̪ɾaɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #62,134 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “castrar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for castrar is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kasˈt̪ɾaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #62,134 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
castrar has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is castrar, spelled C-A-S-T-R-A-R.
Definition
- 1Capar, quitar los testículos.
- 2Secar o enjugar las llagas.
- 3Cortar las ramas de los árboles, vides y otras plantas.
- 4Quitar a las colmenas los panales con miel.
- 5Privar a una planta de los órganos de uno y otro sexo antes de verificarse la fecundación, quitándole la facultad de fecundar sus semillas.
This word in other languages
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “castrar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-A-S-T-R-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kasˈt̪ɾaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.