farmland
/ˈfɑːɹmlænd/noun
farmland is spelled F-A-R-M-L-A-N-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,297th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, farmland means “Land that is suitable for farming and agricultural production” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of farmland is farmlands.
How many letters and syllables are in farmland?
| Letters | 8: F-A-R-M-L-A-N-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.2 times per million words; the 18,297th 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 farmland?
Farmland appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,297th 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 farmland?
- UK /ˈfɑːmlænd/
- US /ˈfɑːɹmlænd/
Farmland has 2 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)-Wodencafe-farmland.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with farmland
Also written: farm land (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of farmland
- farmlands plural
- farm land
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does farmland mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Land that is suitable for farming and agricultural production.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Farmland in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense land which is suitable for farming and agricultural production:
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 farmland come from?
From farm + land.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).