merrythought
/ˈmɛɹɪθɔːt/
"merrythought" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“merrythought” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The wishbone or furcula.
Corpus desk
Index EN-merrythought · merrythought · English
merrythought · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | merrythought |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈmɛɹɪθɔːt/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “merrythought” in English
Rare enough to double-check
merrythought is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈmɛɹɪθɔːt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The wishbone or furcula.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for merrythought in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From merry + thought, traditionally explained with reference to the pleasant thoughts imagined when the bone is ritually broken. The correct English form is merrythought, spelled M-E-R-R-Y-T-H-O-U-G-H-T.
Definition
- 1The wishbone or furcula.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how merrythought appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
One puts yᵉ merrithought on his nose (slightly) like a paire of spectacles, and shakes his head till he shakes it off his nose.
All Birds want the Channel-bones in the Breast, instead whereof they have a bone, which we call the Merry thought.
Etymology
From merry + thought, traditionally explained with reference to the pleasant thoughts imagined when the bone is ritually broken.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.