# pasture

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɑːs.tjə/ · frequency rank #18,151

## Definitions
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. Food, nourishment.

## 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”).

## Easily confused with
- **picture** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pasture-vs-picture)
- **posture** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pasture-vs-posture)
- **paste** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paste-vs-pasture)
- **pastor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pastor-vs-pasture)
- **pastry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pastry-vs-pasture)
- **pastime** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pastime-vs-pasture)
- **Pasteur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pasteur-vs-pasture)

## Common misspellings (10)
`apsture`, `passture`, `pastrue`, `pastture`, `pastuer`, `pasturre`, `pasutre`, `patsure`, `ppasture`, `psature`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pasture