How to pronounce job
Say it like JOB. Job is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
Click the play button next to American or British to hear how to pronounce job. Choose Slow to hear each sound clearly.
- JOB
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Job pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- JOBSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ah" in father.
American vs British pronunciation of job
- The short o is rounded in British English (as in "hot"), but open and unrounded in American English.
British respelling: JOB.
Other ways to say job
Job also has this pronunciation, usually with a different meaning or use:
- JOHB /dʒoʊb/
What does job mean?
- the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money“he's not in my line of business”
- a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee“estimates of the city's loss on that job ranged as high as a million dollars”“the job of repairing the engine took several hours”
- a workplace; as in the expression on the job
- profit privately from public office and official business
- arranged for contracted work to be done by others
- work occasionally“As a student I jobbed during the semester breaks”
Where does job come from?
From the phrase jobbe of work (“piece of work”), of uncertain origin.
Similar and opposite words
Similar meaning
Words that rhyme with job
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of job.
Questions about saying job
How do you pronounce job?
Say JOB. The American pronunciation is /dʒɑb/. In British English it is /dʒɒb/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in job?
Job is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: JOB.
Is job pronounced differently in British English?
Yes. The short o is rounded in British English (as in "hot"), but open and unrounded in American English. The British form is /dʒɒb/ (JOB).