How to pronounce "workingclass" in English
ˈwɜːr.kɪŋˌklæs
WUR·king·klas
Primary stress: WUR
Hear native speakers say workingclass in context across real video clips
Affiliates I hope that I have already made that case clearly coming from a workingclass family and having attended public high school in Rivier Massachusetts I had neither the credentials nor the experiences that Massachusetts I had neither the credentials nor the experiences that
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “workingclass”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
WUR
Tense long vowel with sustained acoustic resonance.
king
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
klas
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Primary emphasis falls on the first syllable ("WUR"). Raise your pitch and sustain the vowel length on this syllable while relaxing the surrounding syllables.
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 "workingclass" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "workingclass is" sounds like "workingclass-iz").
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "workingclass" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“workingclass family and having attended public high school in Rivier Massachusetts I had neither the credentials nor the experiences that”— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“workingclass people or very materially deprived people both in the US and Latin America that while we can understand the”— StanfordWatch clip
“workingclass suburb whose demographic is layers of immigrants unlike the settled middle class suburbs whose existence I was”— TED-EdWatch clip
“workingclass folks in New York today love to get back back to that yeah and you know then like I said 11 million people going to to work at a at at a”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“workingclass counterpart a man in ragged”— YaleCoursesWatch clip
“workingclass American uh plus religious differences”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
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workingclass family and having attended public high school in Rivier Massachusetts I had neither the credentials nor the experiences that
Hear it in context: “workingclass”
385 clipsThe English word “workingclass” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ˈwɜːr.kɪŋˌklæs (phonetic respelling: WUR-king-klas). Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (WUR · king · klas), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (WUR). Grammatically, “workingclass” functions as a adjective. SayItVid indexes 385 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “workingclass” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from Harvard University, Stanford, TED-Ed.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USHarvard UniversityClip #1 · @49:07
“Affiliates I hope that I have already made that case clearly coming from a workingclass family and having attended public high school in Rivier Massachusetts I had neither the credentials nor the experiences that Massachusetts I had neither the credentials nor the experiences that”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #2 · @85:41
“um but I'm always careful when particularly interacting with workingclass people or very materially deprived people both in the US and Latin America that while we can understand the America that while we can understand the”
- 🇺🇸 USTED-EdClip #3 · @3:47
“together we settled in foots gray a workingclass suburb whose demographic is layers of immigrants unlike the settled middle class suburbs whose existence I was layers of”
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #4 · @76:51
“housing and food resources and energy resources that are still um sustaining workingclass folks in New York today love to get back back to that yeah and you know then like I said 11 million people going to to work at a at at a you know then like I said 11 million people going to to work at a at at a”
- 🇺🇸 USYaleCoursesClip #5 · @43:18
“gentleman while over on the left in very strong contrast is Grower's workingclass counterpart a man in ragged costume bare feet lying dead or dying and lying next to him is his”
Definition & Meaning: “workingclass”
- Relating to the social group consisting of people who are employed for wages, manual or industrial work.
Example Sentences (3)
- “They grew up in a hardworking workingclass neighborhood.”
- “workingclass family and having attended public high school in Rivier Massachusetts I had neither the credentials nor the experiences that”
- “workingclass people or very materially deprived people both in the US and Latin America that while we can understand the”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “workingclass”
- Pronunciation:
- WUR-king-klas
- Syllables:
- WUR · king · klas
- Written Hyphenation:
- work · ing · class
- Primary stress:
- WUR
- IPA:
- ˈwɜːr.kɪŋˌklæs
- Hear it in context
- workingclass
Words that Rhyme with “workingclass”
-ɜrkɪŋˌklæsWords that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"workingclass" (⁄ˈwɜːr.kɪŋˌklæs⁄) 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, "workingclass" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about workingclass
How do you pronounce “workingclass”?
“workingclass” is pronounced ⁄ˈwɜːr.kɪŋˌklæs⁄ (WUR-king-klas). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.
How many syllables are in “workingclass”?
“workingclass” has 3 syllables: WUR · king · klas.
Where is the stress in “workingclass”?
The primary stress in “workingclass” is on “WUR”. Listen for that stressed syllable in the clips above.
What does “workingclass” mean?
Relating to the social group consisting of people who are employed for wages, manual or industrial work.
How can I hear “workingclass” used in real sentences?
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What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “workingclass”?
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⁄).