job market

/ˈd͡ʒɑb ˌmɑɹkɪt/

//ˈd͡ʒɑb ˌmɑɹkɪt// noun

"job-market" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“job market” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A market in which employers seek out potential employees and employees search for prospective jobs.

Key facts for job market
PropertyValue
Headwordjob market
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈd͡ʒɑb ˌmɑɹkɪt/
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “job market” sits in English frequency

job market falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

job market is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈd͡ʒɑb ˌmɑɹkɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A market in which employers seek out potential employees and employees search for prospective jobs.".

Zero misspellings are on record for job market in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is job market, spelled J-O-B- -M-A-R-K-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A market in which employers seek out potential employees and employees search for prospective jobs.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "job market"?
"job market" is spelled J-O-B- -M-A-R-K-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒɑb ˌmɑɹkɪt/.
What does "job market" mean?
As a noun, "job market" means: A market in which employers seek out potential employees and employees search for prospective jobs.
How do you pronounce "job market"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "job market" is /ˈd͡ʒɑb ˌmɑɹkɪt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "job market" come from?
"job market" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “job market”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is J-O-B- -M-A-R-K-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˈd͡ʒɑb ˌmɑɹkɪt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list