pasture

/ˈpɑːs.tjə/

//ˈpɑːs.tjə// noun

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"pasture" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“pasture” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #18,151. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,151
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Land, specifically, an open field, on which livestock is kept for feeding.

Corpus desk

Index EN-pasture · pasture · English

pasture · rank #18,151 · 10 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,151
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH parcels

Nearest frequency peer: parcels (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “pasture”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “pasture” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

pasture vs picture
71% similar
pasture vs posture
86% similar
pasture vs paste
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for pasture
PropertyValue
Headwordpasture
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈpɑːs.tjə/
Letters7
Frequency rank#18,151
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “pasture”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).pasturelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “parcels” (#18,150), “pathological” (#18,152), “overrun” (#18,149). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “pasture” is #18,151. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around pasture (IPA /ˈpɑːs.tjə/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,151 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for pasture, with forms such as "apsture", "passture", and "pastrue". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "picture", "posture", "paste", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English pasture, pastoure, borrowed from Anglo-Norman pastour, Old French pasture, from Latin pāstūra, from the stem of pāscō (“to feed, graze”). The correct English form is pasture, spelled P-A-S-T-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Land, specifically, an open field, on which livestock is kept for feeding.
  2. 2
    Ground covered with grass or herbage, used or suitable for the grazing of livestock.
  3. 3
    Food, nourishment.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how pasture appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures.
  2. So graze as you find pasture.

Etymology

From Middle English pasture, pastoure, borrowed from Anglo-Norman pastour, Old French pasture, from Latin pāstūra, from the stem of pāscō (“to feed, graze”).

This word in other languages

pasto(Español)pâture(Français)Weide(Deutsch)pasto(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apsture
  • passture
  • pastrue
  • pastture
  • pastuer
  • pasturre
  • pasutre
  • patsure
  • ppasture
  • psature

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pasture - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

apsture2passture1pastrue2pastture1pastuer2pasturre1pasutre2patsure2
Edit distance from "pasture"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pasture"?
"pasture" is spelled P-A-S-T-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpɑːs.tjə/.
What does "pasture" mean?
As a noun, "pasture" means: Land, specifically, an open field, on which livestock is kept for feeding.
What words are commonly confused with "pasture"?
"pasture" is commonly confused with "picture", "posture", "paste". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pasture"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pasture" is /ˈpɑːs.tjə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "pasture"?
From Middle English pasture, pastoure, borrowed from Anglo-Norman pastour, Old French pasture, from Latin pāstūra, from the stem of pāscō (“to feed, graze”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pasture", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

parcels#18,150overrun#18,149payload#18,153pigeons#18,158

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list