workshop
/ˈwɝk.ʃɑp/noun, verb
workshop is spelled W-O-R-K-S-H-O-P: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 14 times per million words in written English, the 5,595th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, workshop means “A room, especially one which is not particularly large, used for manufacturing or other light industrial work” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of workshop is workshops.
How many letters and syllables are in workshop?
| Letters | 8: W-O-R-K-S-H-O-P |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 14 times per million words; the 5,595th 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 workshop?
Workshop appears 14 times per million words in written English, the 5,595th 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 workshop?
- UK /ˈwɜːk.ʃɒp/
- US /ˈwɝk.ʃɑp/
- Australia /ˈwɜːk.ʃɔp/
Workshop 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: En-us-workshop.ogg, En-au-workshop.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of workshop
- workshops plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- workshopping participle, present
- workshopped participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does workshop mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A room, especially one which is not particularly large, used for manufacturing or other light industrial work.
- 2
A brief, intensive course of education for a small group, emphasizing interaction and practical problem solving.
- 3
An academic conference.
verb
- 1
To help a playwright revise a draft of (a play) by rehearsing it with actors and critiquing the results.
- 2
To work on or revise something, especially collaboratively, in a workshop.
- 3
To improve through collaboration.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Workshop in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | atelier |
| German | Werkstatt, Werkstätte , Workshop |
| Portuguese | oficina , seminário, workshop , colóquio |
| Spanish | taller |
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 workshop come from?
From work + shop.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).