oughts
/ɔːts/
"oughts" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“oughts” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - plural of ought
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | oughts |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɔːts/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “oughts” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
oughts is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɔːts/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "plural of ought".
oughts doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is oughts, spelled O-U-G-H-T-S.
Definition
- 1plural of ought
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.
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Using “oughts”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is O-U-G-H-T-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɔːts/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.