thou'lt

/ðaʊlt/

//ðaʊlt// contraction

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

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Contraction of thou shalt.

Corpus desk

Index EN-thou-lt · thou'lt · English

thou'lt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for thou'lt
PropertyValue
Headwordthou'lt
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechContraction
IPA/ðaʊlt/
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “thou'lt” sits in English frequency

thou'lt falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

thou'lt is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as acontraction, transcribed /ðaʊlt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for thou'lt, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is thou'lt, spelled T-H-O-U-'-L-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Contraction of thou shalt.
  2. 2
    Contraction of thou wilt.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "thou'lt"?
"thou'lt" is spelled T-H-O-U-'-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ðaʊlt/.
What does "thou'lt" mean?
As a contraction, "thou'lt" means: Contraction of thou shalt.
How do you pronounce "thou'lt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "thou'lt" is /ðaʊlt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "thou'lt" come from?
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list