agrarian
/əˈɡɹɛ(ə)ɹi.ən/adjective, noun
agrarian is spelled A-G-R-A-R-I-A-N: 8 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,362nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, agrarian means “Of, or relating to, the ownership, tenure and cultivation of land” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in agrarian?
| Letters | 8: A-G-R-A-R-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.6 times per million words; the 22,362nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is agrarian?
Agrarian appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,362nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce agrarian?
- /əˈɡɹɛ(ə)ɹi.ən/
Agrarian has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-agrarian.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of agrarian
- more agrarian comparative
- most agrarian superlative
- agrarians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does agrarian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, or relating to, the ownership, tenure and cultivation of land.
- 2
Agricultural or rural.
- 3
Wild; said of plants growing in a cultivated field.
noun
- 1
A person who advocates the political interests of working farmers.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Agrarian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense relating to the cultivation of land:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does agrarian come from?
From Middle French agrarien, from Latin agrarius (“of the land”), from stem of ager (“field”) + -arius.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).