they'll
/ðeɪl/contraction
they'll is spelled T-H-E-Y-L-L: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears 51 times per million words in written English, the 1,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a contraction, they'll means “Contraction of they + will” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in they'll?
| Letters | 6: T-H-E-Y-L-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 51 times per million words; the 1,993rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is they'll?
They'll appears 51 times per million words in written English, the 1,993rd 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 they'll?
- /ðeɪl/
- /ðɛl/
- /ðəl/
They'll has one syllable (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). Recordings: En-us-they'll.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of they'll
- they’l
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does they'll mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
contraction
- 1
Contraction of they + will.
- 2
Contraction of they + shall.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).