how to pronounce fieldwork

/ˈfiːld.wɜːk/

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fieldwork is pronounced in two syllables

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iː

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ɜː

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An example use of fieldwork in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… important part of our fieldwork so we …”

meanings of fieldwork

noun:

The collection of raw data in the field, field research, field study, field studies.
Work done out in the fields as opposed to that done elsewhere on the farm (e.g., barn, house, outbuildings, office).
A temporary fortification built by troops in the field.
Work done out in the real world rather than in controlled conditions.

fieldwork frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word fieldwork occurs in english on average 3.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics fieldwork can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that fieldwork can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;

3) education, science, and technology;