it'd
/ˈɪtəd/contraction
it'd is spelled I-T-D: 3 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 15 times per million words in written English, the 5,206th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a contraction, it'd means “Contraction of it + had” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in it'd?
| Letters | 3: I-T-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 15 times per million words; the 5,206th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is it'd?
It'd appears 15 times per million words in written English, the 5,206th 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 it'd?
- /ˈɪtəd/
- /ˈɪtɪd/
- /ˈɪd/
It'd has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-it'd.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does it'd mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
contraction
- 1
Contraction of it + had.
I hadn't realized it'd been so long since I'd changed the filter.
- 2
Contraction of it + would.
I hadn't realized it'd be necessary to change the filter every month.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).