# shouldn't

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈʃʊdn̩t/ · frequency rank #1,618

## Definitions
1. Should not (negative auxiliary)

## Etymology
From should + -n't.

## Common misspellings (14)
`hsouldn't`, `shhouldn't`, `sholudn't`, `shoudln't`, `should'nt`, `shoulddn't`, `shouldn'tt`, `shouldnn't`, `shouldnt'`, `shoulldn't`, `shoulnd't`, `shuoldn't`, `sohuldn't`, `sshouldn't`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/shouldn-t