taskmaster
/ˈtæskˌmæstɚ/noun
taskmaster is spelled T-A-S-K-M-A-S-T-E-R: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 61,481st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, taskmaster means “Someone who supervises workers, especially one who imposes hard or burdensome work” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of taskmaster is taskmasters.
How many letters and syllables are in taskmaster?
| Letters | 10: T-A-S-K-M-A-S-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 61,481st 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 taskmaster?
Taskmaster appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 61,481st 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 taskmaster?
- US /ˈtæskˌmæstɚ/
Taskmaster 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: En-us-taskmaster.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of taskmaster
- taskmasters plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does taskmaster mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Someone who supervises workers, especially one who imposes hard or burdensome work.
- 2
A source of hard work or responsibility.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Taskmaster in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Supervisor:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Zuchtmeister, Antreiber, Aufseher |
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 taskmaster come from?
From task + master.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).