sithee

contraction

"sithee" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“sithee” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a contraction. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - See thee; variously used as a farewell (i.e. I will see you later) or an admonition to pay attention (= see here)

Corpus desk

Index EN-sithee · sithee · English

sithee · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for sithee
PropertyValue
Headwordsithee
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechContraction
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “sithee” in English

sitheesits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sithee is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as acontraction. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "See thee; variously used as a farewell (i.e. I will see you later) or an admonition to pay attention (= see here)".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for sithee, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: see + thee or see + thou The correct English form is sithee, spelled S-I-T-H-E-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    See thee; variously used as a farewell (i.e. I will see you later) or an admonition to pay attention (= see here)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how sithee appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Sithee, ther's a bowt here at's comin lowse, best to get it aat an a new-un in.
  2. Voice. Barlow.—See ’s motor?—comin’ up—sithee?

Etymology

see + thee or see + thou

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sithee"?
"sithee" is spelled S-I-T-H-E-E.
What does "sithee" mean?
As a contraction, "sithee" means: See thee; variously used as a farewell (i.e. I will see you later) or an admonition to pay attention (= see here)
What is the origin of the word "sithee"?
see + thee or see + thou See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list