wo'n't
"wo-n-t" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“wo'n't” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Archaic spelling of won't.
Corpus desk
Index EN-wo-n-t · wo'n't · English
wo'n't · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | wo'n't |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “wo'n't” in English
Rare enough to double-check
wo'n't is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Archaic spelling of won't.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for wo'n't, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is wo'n't, spelled W-O-'-N-'-T.
Definition
- 1Archaic spelling of won't.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how wo'n't appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
1865, Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland We indeed!” cried the Mouse, who was trembling down to the end of his tail. “As if I would talk on such a subject! Our family always hated cats: nasty, low, vulgar things! Don’t let me hear the name again!” “I wo’n’t indeed!” said Alice, in a great hurry to change the subject of conversation. “Are you—…
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.