shouldn't've
/ˈʃʊd(ə)n(t)ə(v)/contraction
shouldn't've is spelled S-H-O-U-L-D-N-T-V-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a contraction, shouldn't've means “Contraction of should + not + have” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in shouldn't've?
| Letters | 10: S-H-O-U-L-D-N-T-V-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 38 million words; the 189,524th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is shouldn't've?
Shouldn't've appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th 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 shouldn't've?
- US /ˈʃʊd(ə)n(t)ə(v)/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-US_shouldn't've.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with shouldn't've?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as shouldn't've from its last stressed vowel (/ʊdnə/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of shouldn't've
- shouldn’t’ve
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shouldn't've mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
contraction
- 1
informalContraction of should + not + have.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does shouldn't've come from?
From shouldn't + -'ve.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).