thy
/ˈðaɪ̯/obsolete
thy is spelled T-H-Y: 3 letters and one syllable. It appears 13 times per million words in written English, the 5,957th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a determiner, thy means “Honorific alternative letter-case form of thy, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in thy?
| Letters | 3: T-H-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| In writing | 13 times per million words; the 5,957th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is thy?
Thy appears 13 times per million words in written English, the 5,957th 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 thy?
- /ˈðaɪ̯/
- [ˈðaɪ̯]
Thy has one syllable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-thy.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does thy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
determiner
- 1
Honorific alternative letter-case form of thy, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.
conjunction
- 1
obsoleteOnly used in for thy, for-thy, which is an alternative form of forthy (“because, therefore”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).