Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

occupational

/ɑkjuˈpeɪʃənəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.72 in modern English

Syllables: oc-cu-pa-tion-al
IPA: /ɑkjuˈpeɪʃənəl/

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, belonging, or relating to an occupation (in any sense).

Example Sentences

"Boredom is an occupational hazard if you are a checkout operator."
"She added that if someone is experiencing a high degree of distress because of scelerophobia and their social and occupational functioning is being affected, she recommends seeing a medical provider or mental health professional."

Etymology

From occupation (noun) + -al (suffix forming adjectives).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɑkjuˈpeɪʃənəl/

Inflected Forms

more occupational (comparative) most occupational (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonoccupational occupationalist occupationally paraoccupational preoccupational

Phrases

occupational cancer occupational crime occupational disease occupational hazard occupational health and safety occupational hygiene occupational medicine occupational name

Frequently Paired Words

occupative

Rhymes With

educational operational recreational organizational inspirational vocational computational sensational gravitational motivational generational relational

Questions

How do you pronounce occupational?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɑkjuˈpeɪʃənəl/.
What does occupational mean?: Of, belonging, or relating to an occupation (in any sense).
Where does occupational come from?: From occupation (noun) + -al (suffix forming adjectives).

How to pronounce occupational

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