castrat
\kas.tʁa\
The verdict
“castrat” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Celui qui a été châtré.
Corpus desk
Index FR-castrat · castrat · French
castrat · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | castrat |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \kas.tʁa\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « castrat » en français
Rare enough to double-check
castrat is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \kas.tʁa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for castrat, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. 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.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is castrat, spelled C-A-S-T-R-A-T.
Definition
- 1Celui qui a été châtré.
- 2Chanteur qu’on a châtré dans l’enfance pour lui conserver une voix semblable à celle des enfants et des femmes.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how castrat appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Comment , enfin, prendre position sur l’éviration, alors qu'aucun grand castrat ne nous a confié ce qu'il ressentait au plus profond de lui-même ?
Est-il vrai que la reine Christine de Suède, en guerre avec la Pologne où chantait le castrat Baldassare Ferri, conclut une trêve avec cette nation pour inviter le divo à Stockholm ?
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.