wouldn't've
/ˈwʊd(ə)n(t)ə(v)/contraction
wouldn't've is spelled W-O-U-L-D-N-T-V-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a contraction, wouldn't've means “Contraction of would + not + have” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in wouldn't've?
| Letters | 9: W-O-U-L-D-N-T-V-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 180,281st 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 wouldn't've?
Wouldn't've appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st 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 wouldn't've?
- US /ˈwʊd(ə)n(t)ə(v)/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-AnotherFriendlyHuman-wouldn't've.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Aadenboy-wouldn't've.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with wouldn't've?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as wouldn't've from its last stressed vowel (/ʊdnə/):
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).
What does wouldn't've mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
contraction
- 1
colloquialContraction of would + not + have.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does wouldn't've come from?
From would + -n't + -'ve.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).