How to pronounce "working age" in English
wor·kin·gage
Hear native speakers say working age in context across real video clips
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “working age”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
wor
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
kin
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
gage
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Keep the vowel length balanced, placing subtle emphasis on the root morpheme according to standard conversational rhythm.
Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes
The Trap: Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels.
How Native Speakers Say It: Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).
Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow
When followed by a vowel, insert a subtle glide (/w/ or /j/) to connect into the subsequent word without an abrupt glottal stop.
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "working age" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“working age population does not use the internet and going beyond the mere internet usage 46 percent are digitally vulnerable”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“the working age population and as you can see in China it turns down around”— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“working age population can pay for them with higher taxes by that time something”— StanfordWatch clip
“of working age then maybe your older population like having a balance between people who can work to support the Aging population so one is it really can alter”— YaleCoursesWatch clip
“working age population that could threaten China's position as the world's manufacturing Powerhouse prompted a change”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“working age people who can work and tell them, "Here's your benefit payment.”— News24Watch clip
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working age population does not use the internet and going beyond the mere internet usage 46 percent are digitally vulnerable
Hear it in context: “working age”
315 clipsThe English word “working age”. Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (wor · kin · gage). SayItVid indexes 315 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “working age” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from TEDx Talks, Harvard University, Stanford.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #1 · @6:18
“the foundation has shown that seven percent of the working age population does not use the internet and going beyond the mere internet usage 46 percent are digitally vulnerable and going beyond the mere internet usage 46 percent are digitally vulnerable”
- 🇺🇸 USHarvard UniversityClip #2 · @16:45
“countries has now stayed there for the last 20 years so this is the future of the working age population and as you can see in China it turns down around 2010 India turns down a little later Latin America too the USA”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #3 · @91:54
“the Medicare years we're going to be so topheavy and there's no way that the working age population can pay for them with higher taxes by that time something is going to change now there there's not I haven't had a chance to talk about”
- 🇺🇸 USYaleCoursesClip #4 · @21:01
“requires a lot of resources and when you have a smaller number of people who are of working age then maybe your older population like having a balance between people who can work to support the Aging population so one is it really can alter people who can work to support the Aging population so one is it really can alter”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @2:12
“penalties but worries over a decline in the working age population that could threaten China's position as the world's manufacturing Powerhouse prompted a change manufacturing Powerhouse prompted a change”
Pronounce: “working age”
- Syllables:
- wor · kin · gage
- Hear it in context
- working age
Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"working age" has no true homophones in standard English — there are no other words with identical pronunciation. Unlike sound-alike pairs like there / their or peace / piece, "working age" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about working age
How many syllables are in “working age”?
“working age” has 3 syllables: wor · kin · gage.
How can I hear “working age” used in real sentences?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “working age”?
Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels. Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).