caseload
noun
caseload is spelled C-A-S-E-L-O-A-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,337th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, caseload means “The workload of a person or group that handles cases; the relative volume of cases expected to be worked upon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of caseload is caseloads.
How many letters and syllables are in caseload?
| Letters | 8: C-A-S-E-L-O-A-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 52,337th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is caseload?
Caseload appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,337th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce caseload?
Caseload has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of caseload
- caseloads plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does caseload mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The workload of a person or group that handles cases; the relative volume of cases expected to be worked upon.
As a public defender, Jonas had a crushing caseload and never felt that he could prepare his clients' defenses properly.
- 2
The set of persons whose cases are being handled by such a worker or group.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does caseload come from?
From case + load.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).