pasture
pas·ture/ˈpɑːst͡ʃə/noun, verb
pasture is spelled P-A-S-T-U-R-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables (pas·ture). It appears 2.3 times per million words in written English, the 18,064th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pasture means “Land, specifically, an open field, on which livestock is kept for feeding” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pasture is pastures.
How many letters and syllables are in pasture?
| Letters | 7: P-A-S-T-U-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: pas·ture |
| In writing | 2.3 times per million words; the 18,064th 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 pasture?
Pasture appears 2.3 times per million words in written English, the 18,064th 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 pasture?
- UK /ˈpɑːst͡ʃə/
- UK /ˈpæs-/
- UK [-tjə]
Pasture has 2 syllables, split pas·ture in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-pasture.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pasture
- pastures plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- pasturing participle, present
- pastured participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pasture mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Land, specifically, an open field, on which livestock is kept for feeding.
- 2
Ground covered with grass or herbage, used or suitable for the grazing of livestock.
- 3
obsoleteFood, nourishment.
verb
- 1
To move animals into a pasture.
- 2
To graze.
- 3
To feed, especially on growing grass; to supply grass as food for.
The farmer pastures fifty oxen.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pasture in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pâture, pâturage, pré, prairie |
| German | Weide , weiden |
| Portuguese | pasto, pastadouro, pastadoiro |
| Spanish | pasto, pradera, dehesa, prado, acampo, pastizal |
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 pasture come from?
Inherited from Middle English pasture, borrowed from Anglo-Norman pastour, from Latin pastūra, from pāscor + -tūra.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).