thither
thi·ther/ˈðɪðɚ/obsolete
thither is spelled T-H-I-T-H-E-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables (thi·ther). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,738th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, thither means “To that place” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in thither?
| Letters | 7: T-H-I-T-H-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: thi·ther |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 51,738th 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 thither?
Thither appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,738th 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 thither?
- UK /ˈðɪðə/
- UK /ˈθɪðə/
- US /ˈðɪðɚ/
Thither has 2 syllables, split thi·ther in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-thither.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with thither?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as thither from its last stressed vowel (/ɪðəɹ/):
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 thither
- thithermost superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does thither mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
archaicTo that place.
- 2
archaicTo that point, end, or result.
The argument tended thither.
adjective
- 1
archaicThe farther, the other and more distant.
the thither side of life, that is to say, afterlife
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Thither in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to that place:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | là, d'ici là |
| German | dorthin, dahin |
| Portuguese | para lá |
| Spanish | para ahí/allí/allá/acullá/allende |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does thither come from?
From Middle English thider, from Old English þider, an alteration (probably by analogy with hider (“hither”)) of earlier þæder (“to there”), from Proto-Germanic *þadrê.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).