hardworking
/ˈhɑːɹdˌwɜːɹ.kɪŋ/adjective
hardworking is spelled H-A-R-D-W-O-R-K-I-N-G: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 19,825th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, hardworking means “Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hardworking?
| Letters | 11: H-A-R-D-W-O-R-K-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.9 times per million words; the 19,825th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people 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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is hardworking?
Hardworking appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 19,825th 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 hardworking?
- /ˈhɑːɹdˌwɜːɹ.kɪŋ/
Hardworking has 3 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-hardworking.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with hardworking
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: hard-working (one word or two).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of hardworking
- more hardworking comparative
- most hardworking superlative
- hard-working
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hardworking mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hardworking in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly – see also industrious:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | industrieux, diligent, travailleur |
| German | fleißig, arbeitsam, eifrig |
| Portuguese | trabalhador, diligente |
| Spanish | trabajador, esforzado, chambero, hacendoso, chambeador, laburador |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does hardworking come from?
From hard + working.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).