landrace
/ˈlændˌɹeɪs/noun
landrace is spelled L-A-N-D-R-A-C-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, landrace means “Any local variety of a domesticated animal or plant species that has adapted over time to its ecological and cultural environment (including, in some…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of landrace is landraces.
How many letters and syllables are in landrace?
| Letters | 8: L-A-N-D-R-A-C-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 124,184th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is landrace?
Landrace appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th 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 landrace?
- /ˈlændˌɹeɪs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with landrace?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as landrace.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: calendar, calander.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of landrace
- landraces plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does landrace mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any local variety of a domesticated animal or plant species that has adapted over time to its ecological and cultural environment (including, in some cases, its work).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Landrace in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense local variety of domesticated animal or plant adapted to its environment:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | race naturelle |
| German | Landrasse |
| Spanish | variedad autóctona, variedad local |
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 landrace come from?
From land + race, probably a calque of German Landrasse.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).