theirselves
/ˈðɐ.sɛlz/pronoun
theirselves is spelled T-H-E-I-R-S-E-L-V-E-S: 11 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a pronoun, theirselves means “Alternative form of themselves” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in theirselves?
| Letters | 11: T-H-E-I-R-S-E-L-V-E-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 theirselves?
Theirselves appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th 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 theirselves?
- /ˈðɐ.sɛlz/
Theirselves has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with theirselves?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as theirselves.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: shirtsleeve.
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 theirselves
- himself singular
- hisself singular
- herself singular
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does theirselves mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
pronoun
- 1
IrelandUKAlternative form of themselves.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does theirselves come from?
From their + -selves, patterned on ourselves and similar terms.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).