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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “workload”

“workload” is pronounced /ˈwɝˌkloʊd/ (WUR-klohd) in American English and /wɜːkləʊd/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “work”.
The sound

Say “workload” in 2 beats

Say it like this

workload

/ˈwɝˌkloʊd/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /wɜːkləʊd/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

2 beats
  1. workwɝstress
  2. loadkloʊd
IPA (American)
/ˈwɝˌkloʊd/
IPA (British)
/wɜːkləʊd/
Respelling
WUR-klohd
Syllables
2 — WORK-load
Stress
Stress the first syllable: WORK-load. “work” 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
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈwɝˌkloʊd/

British

/wɜːkləʊd/

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Meaning

What “workload” means

  1. noun

    work that a person is expected to do in a specified time

Say it in a sentence

“Her workload doubled when two colleagues left in the same month.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

6 sounds, in the order you say them
wwɝerkklloʊlong odd

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Questions

“workload”, answered

How do you pronounce “workload”?

“workload” is pronounced /ˈwɝˌkloʊd/ (WUR-klohd) in American English and /wɜːkləʊd/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “work”. Build it as WORK-load, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “workload” have?

2: work · load. The beat lands on the first, “work”.

Is “workload” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈwɝˌkloʊd/ (WUR-klohd); British English says /wɜːkləʊd/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “workload” mean?

As a noun: work that a person is expected to do in a specified time For example: “Her workload doubled when two colleagues left in the same month.”

Where is the stress in “workload”?

Stress the first syllable: WORK-load. “work” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.

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