How to pronounce “jobs”
Say “jobs” in one beat
jobs
/dʒɑbz/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /dʒɒbz/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- jobsdʒɑbz
- IPA (American)
- /dʒɑbz/
- IPA (British)
- /dʒɒbz/
- Respelling
- JAHBZ
- Syllables
- 1 — jobs
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /dʒɑbz/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun, verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/dʒɑbz/
/dʒɒbz/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “jobs” means
- noun
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
“he's not in my line of business”
- noun
a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
“estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars”
- noun
a workplace; as in the expression
“on the job”
Say it in a sentence
“The factory created dozens of new jobs last year.”“jobs”, answered
How do you pronounce “jobs”?
“jobs” is pronounced /dʒɑbz/ (JAHBZ) in American English and /dʒɒbz/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /dʒɑbz/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “jobs” have?
One, despite the 1 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /dʒɑbz/ — a single beat.
Is “jobs” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /dʒɑbz/ (JAHBZ); British English says /dʒɒbz/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “jobs” mean?
As a noun: the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money For example: “he's not in my line of business” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “jobs”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /dʒɑbz/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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