feedstock
/ˈfiːdˌstɒk/noun
feedstock is spelled F-E-E-D-S-T-O-C-K: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, feedstock means “Any bulk raw material constituting the principal input for an industrial process” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of feedstock is feedstocks.
How many letters and syllables are in feedstock?
| Letters | 9: F-E-E-D-S-T-O-C-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,073rd 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 feedstock?
Feedstock appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd 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 feedstock?
- /ˈfiːdˌstɒk/
Feedstock 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)-Vealhurl-feedstock.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of feedstock
- feedstocks plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does feedstock mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any bulk raw material constituting the principal input for an industrial process.
Bio-materials may be substituted for petrochemical feedstocks as petroleum prices rise.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Feedstock in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense raw material constituting the principal input for an industrial process:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Rohstoff, Industrierohstoff, Grundstoff |
| Portuguese | matéria-prima |
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 feedstock come from?
From feed + stock.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).