pastoralism
noun
pastoralism is spelled P-A-S-T-O-R-A-L-I-S-M: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pastoralism means “The state of being pastoral” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pastoralism is pastoralisms.
How many letters and syllables are in pastoralism?
| Letters | 11: P-A-S-T-O-R-A-L-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 100,430th 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 pastoralism?
Pastoralism appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th 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 pastoralism?
Pastoralism has 5 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).
Forms of pastoralism
- pastoralisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pastoralism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being pastoral.
- 2
animal husbandry; the raising and herding of farm animals
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pastoralism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense all senses:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pastoralisme |
| German | Pastoralismus, Naturweidewirtschaft |
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 pastoralism come from?
From pastoral + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).