livestock
/ˈlaɪvstɑk/noun
livestock is spelled L-I-V-E-S-T-O-C-K: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 6.8 times per million words in written English, the 9,165th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, livestock means “Farm animals; animals domesticated for cultivation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of livestock is livestocks.
How many letters and syllables are in livestock?
| Letters | 9: L-I-V-E-S-T-O-C-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 6.8 times per million words; the 9,165th 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 livestock?
Livestock appears 6.8 times per million words in written English, the 9,165th 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 livestock?
- UK /ˈlaɪvstɒk/
- US /ˈlaɪvstɑk/
Livestock 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-livestock.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with livestock
Also written: live-stock (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of livestock
- livestocks plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does livestock mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Farm animals; animals domesticated for cultivation.
Meronym: stock animal
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Livestock in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense farm animals:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cheptel vif, bétail |
| German | Vieh, Nutztiere, Nutzvieh |
| Portuguese | gado, pecuária |
| Spanish | ganado |
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 livestock come from?
From live + stock.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).