châtrage

\ʃɑ.tʁaʒ\

/\ʃɑ.tʁaʒ\/ noun

The verdict

“châtrage” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonyme de castration.

Corpus desk

Index FR-chatrage · châtrage · French

châtrage · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for châtrage
PropertyValue
Headwordchâtrage
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʃɑ.tʁaʒ\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « châtrage » en français

châtragesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

châtrage is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʃɑ.tʁaʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for châtrage in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is châtrage, spelled C-H-Â-T-R-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Synonyme de castration.
  2. 2
    Travail du charron qui consiste à réduire légèrement le diamètre d'une roue en bois, pour y poser le cercle de fer ; résultat de cette action.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le châtrage des garçons a en effet bel et bien existé, il fut même une opération assez commune.
  2. Pour la prévenir, il est un remède, le châtrage. Voici succinctement comment le charron y procède. D'abord il retire tous les rivets du fer et le fer lui-même. Puis il désassemble quelques-unes des jantes qui composent la jante totale et, sur les faces de deux, ou de quatre d'entre elles, sur les faces qui les font se toucher l'une l'autre, il rogne quelq…

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "châtrage"?
"châtrage" is spelled C-H-Â-T-R-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʃɑ.tʁaʒ\.
What does "châtrage" mean?
As a noun, "châtrage" means: Synonyme de castration.
How do you pronounce "châtrage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "châtrage" is \ʃɑ.tʁaʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "châtrage" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list