bethought
/bɪˈθɔːt/adjective, verb
bethought is spelled B-E-T-H-O-U-G-H-T: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, bethought means “Intended; purposed; contrived” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in bethought?
| Letters | 9: B-E-T-H-O-U-G-H-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 58 million words; the 237,177th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is bethought?
Bethought appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce bethought?
- /bɪˈθɔːt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of bethought
- more bethought comparative
- most bethought superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bethought mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Intended; purposed; contrived.
- 2
Minded; disposed.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of bethink
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bethought come from?
Past participle of bethink, equivalent to be- + thought.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).