# agriculture

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈæɡ.ɹɪˌkʌl.tʃə/ · frequency rank #3,796

## Definitions
1. The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the growing and harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of livestock.

## Etymology
From Middle English agriculture, partly from Middle French agriculture and partly from its etymon Latin agricultūra, from ager (“field”) + cultūra (“cultivation”). See acre and culture.

## Easily confused with
- **agricultural** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agricultural-vs-agriculture)

## Common misspellings (16)
`aggriculture`, `agirculture`, `agrciulture`, `agricculture`, `agricluture`, `agricullture`, `agricultrue`, `agricultture`, `agricultuer`, `agriculturre`, `agriculutre`, `agricutlure`, `agriuclture`, `agrriculture`, `argiculture`, `gariculture`

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