pasturage
/ˈpæs.t͡ʃə.ɹɪd͡ʒ/noun
pasturage is spelled P-A-S-T-U-R-A-G-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pasturage means “A pasture; land that is used for pasture” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pasturage is pasturages.
How many letters and syllables are in pasturage?
| Letters | 9: P-A-S-T-U-R-A-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 127,184th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is pasturage?
Pasturage appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th 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 pasturage?
- US /ˈpæs.t͡ʃə.ɹɪd͡ʒ/
- US [ˈpʰæs.t͡ʃə.ɹɪd͡ʒ]
Pasturage has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Neøn-pasturage.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pasturage
- pasturages plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pasturage mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A pasture; land that is used for pasture.
- 2
The grass or other vegetation eaten by livestock and found in a pasture.
- 3
The right to graze livestock on a pasture.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pasturage come from?
From Middle French pasturage (modern French pâturage). By surface analysis, pasture + -age.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).