Thot or thought?
thot is a noun meaning “A slut, a woman who is sexually promiscuous”; thought is a noun meaning “A representation created in the mind without the use of one's faculties of…”. In written English (wordfreq, 2021 data) thought is about 741 times as common as thot.
What is the difference between thot and thought?
| thot | thought | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | adverb, conjunction, noun | noun, verb |
| Meaning | A representation created in the mind without the use of one's faculties of vision, sound, smell, touch, or taste; an instance of thinking The operation by which mental activity arise or are manipulated; the process of thinking; the agency by which thinking is accomplished | |
| Example | ...Ffor, wer ȝe foursum in a flok, I compt ȝow noᵗ a leik, Thoᵗ I had rycht noᵗ bot a rok To gar ȝour rumpill reik | The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another |
| Forms | thots | thoughts |
| Pronunciation | /θɒt/ /θɑt/ | /θɔt/ /θɑt/ [θɒ(ː)t] |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words | 389 times per million words |
Sources: thot and thought in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of thot and thought
thot
- 1
USderogatoryslangA slut, a woman who is sexually promiscuous
- 2
USderogatoryslangSomeone who is lower-class and ugly while attempting to appear fashionable and salacious to seek attention, or has other related aspects of physical appearance and personality
thought
- 1
A representation created in the mind without the use of one's faculties of vision, sound, smell, touch, or taste; an instance of thinking
The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another
- 2
The operation by which mental activity arise or are manipulated; the process of thinking; the agency by which thinking is accomplished
Without freedom of thought there can be no such thing as wisdom, and no such thing as public liberty without freedom of speech
- 3
A way of thinking (associated with a group, nation, region or idea)
school of thought
- 4
Anxiety, distress
- 5
The careful consideration of multiple factors; deliberation
After much thought, I have decided to stay
- 6
A very small amount, distance, etc.; a whit or jot
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, thot or thought?
thot appears about once in every 2 million words; thought 389 times per million words.
thot about once in every 2 million wordsthought 389 times per million words
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).