# castro

> Portuguese word · Verb · IPA /ˈkas.troː/ · frequency rank #2,264

## Definitions
1. cortar
2. podar
3. amputar
4. punir
5. purgar
6. castrar

## Easily confused with
- **custo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/castro-vs-custo)
- **cisto** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/castro-vs-cisto)
- **centro** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/castro-vs-centro)
- **casulo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/castro-vs-casulo)
- **cuatro** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/castro-vs-cuatro)
- **claustro** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/castro-vs-claustro)
- **caso** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/caso-vs-castro)
- **caro** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/caro-vs-castro)
- **cast** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cast-vs-castro)
- **carro** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/carro-vs-castro)
- **canto** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/canto-vs-castro)
- **Cairo** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cairo-vs-castro)
- **casco** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/casco-vs-castro)
- **cacto** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cacto-vs-castro)
- **cartão** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cartao-vs-castro)
- **casaco** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/casaco-vs-castro)
- **cancro** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cancro-vs-castro)
- **casino** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/casino-vs-castro)
- **castor** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/castor-vs-castro)
- **cantão** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/cantao-vs-castro)

## Common misspellings (8)
`acstro`, `casrto`, `casstro`, `castrro`, `casttro`, `catsro`, `ccastro`, `csatro`

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