Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

working week

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.20 in modern English

Syllables: work-ing week
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The days of the week that are usually worked on, i.e. Monday to Friday.

British usage

Example Sentences

"He was my North, my South, my East and West, / My working week and my Sunday rest"

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

working weeks (plural)

Phrases

POETS day

Frequently Paired Words

POETS day

Synonyms

workweek

Questions

What does working week mean?: The days of the week that are usually worked on, i.e. Monday to Friday.

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