How to pronounce “workforce”
Say “workforce” in 2 beats
workforce
/ˈwɝkˌfɔɹs/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /wɜːkfɔːs/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- wɝkwɝkstress
- fɔɹsfɔɹs
- IPA (American)
- /ˈwɝkˌfɔɹs/
- IPA (British)
- /wɜːkfɔːs/
- Respelling
- WURK-fawrs
- Syllables
- 2 — WɝK-fɔɹs
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: WɝK-fɔɹs. “wɝk” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈwɝkˌfɔɹs/
/wɜːkfɔːs/
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What “workforce” means
- noun
the force of workers available
Say it in a sentence
“Half the workforce has been here for over a decade.”“workforce”, answered
How do you pronounce “workforce”?
“workforce” is pronounced /ˈwɝkˌfɔɹs/ (WURK-fawrs) in American English and /wɜːkfɔːs/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “wɝk”. Build it as WɝK-fɔɹs, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “workforce” have?
2: wɝk · fɔɹs. The beat lands on the first, “wɝk”.
Is “workforce” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈwɝkˌfɔɹs/ (WURK-fawrs); British English says /wɜːkfɔːs/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “workforce” mean?
As a noun: the force of workers available For example: “Half the workforce has been here for over a decade.”
Where is the stress in “workforce”?
Stress the first syllable: WɝK-fɔɹs. “wɝk” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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