# workforce

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈwɝk.foɹs/ · frequency rank #7,875

## Definitions
1. All the workers employed by a specific organization or state, or on a specific project.
2. The total population of a country or region that is employed or employable.

## Etymology
From work + force.

## Easily confused with
- **workhorse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/workforce-vs-workhorse)

## Common misspellings (14)
`owrkforce`, `wokrforce`, `worfkorce`, `workfforce`, `workfocre`, `workforcce`, `workforec`, `workforrce`, `workfroce`, `workkforce`, `workofrce`, `worrkforce`, `wrokforce`, `wworkforce`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/workforce