woulda
/ˈwʊdə/contraction
woulda is spelled W-O-U-L-D-A: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a contraction, woulda means “Contraction of would + have” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in woulda?
| Letters | 6: W-O-U-L-D-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,270th 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 woulda?
Woulda appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th 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 woulda?
- US /ˈwʊdə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-woulda.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does woulda mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
contraction
- 1
colloquialContraction of would + have.
You woulda told him the truth.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does woulda come from?
Eye dialect form of a reduction of would have.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).