workplace
/ˈwɝkˌpleɪs/noun
workplace is spelled W-O-R-K-P-L-A-C-E: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 11 times per million words in written English, the 6,674th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “work-place vs workplace” about 10 times a month (Google, United States). As a noun, workplace means “The place where someone works” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of workplace is workplaces.
How many letters and syllables are in workplace?
| Letters | 9: W-O-R-K-P-L-A-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 11 times per million words; the 6,674th 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 workplace?
Workplace appears 11 times per million words in written English, the 6,674th 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 workplace?
- US /ˈwɝkˌpleɪs/
Workplace 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-workplace.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with workplace
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: work-place (one word or two).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of workplace
- workplaces plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does workplace mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The place where someone works.
Meronyms: workspace, workstation
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Workplace in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense place where someone works:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | lieu de travail, travail |
| German | Arbeitsplatz, Arbeitsstelle, Arbeitsstätte |
| Portuguese | local de trabalho |
| Spanish | lugar de trabajo, curro, tajo |
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 workplace come from?
From work + place.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).