vasectomie

\va.zɛk.tɔ.mi\

/\va.zɛk.tɔ.mi\/ noun

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The verdict

“vasectomie” is uncommon French (frequency #50,569 among 148,117 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,569
frequency rank, French
148,117
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Section des canaux déférents ayant pour but de rendre stérile un homme, les spermatozoïdes ne pouvant plus être transportés des testicules à l'urètre.

Key facts for vasectomie
PropertyValue
Headwordvasectomie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\va.zɛk.tɔ.mi\
Letters10
Frequency rank#50,569
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “vasectomie” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). vasectomie lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

vasectomie is uncommon French at frequency #50,569 among 148,117 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \va.zɛk.tɔ.mi\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Section des canaux déférents ayant pour but de rendre stérile un homme, les spermatozoïdes ne pouvant plus être transportés des testicules à l'urètre.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for vasectomie in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is vasectomie, spelled V-A-S-E-C-T-O-M-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Section des canaux déférents ayant pour but de rendre stérile un homme, les spermatozoïdes ne pouvant plus être transportés des testicules à l'urètre.

Synonyms

stérilisationvasotomie

This word in other languages

vasectomy(English)vasectomía(Español)Vasektomie(Deutsch)vasectomia(Português)

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vasectomie"?
"vasectomie" is spelled V-A-S-E-C-T-O-M-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \va.zɛk.tɔ.mi\.
What does "vasectomie" mean?
As a noun, "vasectomie" means: Section des canaux déférents ayant pour but de rendre stérile un homme, les spermatozoïdes ne pouvant plus être transportés des testicules à l'urètre.
How do you pronounce "vasectomie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vasectomie" is \va.zɛk.tɔ.mi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vasectomie" come from?
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Using “vasectomie”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is V-A-S-E-C-T-O-M-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \va.zɛk.tɔ.mi\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list