Native Phrase Lab
WillowbrookWord 230 of 545 · Crazy spellings
How to pronounce thought
/θɔːt/ British English
THAWT
1 beat (syllable).
a Coloured letters don’t sound the way they look.
✗ Many people say
THOWT
✓ Say
THAWT
My tip
ough sounds like aw. Same in bought and brought.
In a sentence
I thought you were at work.
Now you say it
- Listen to me two or three times.
- Say it slowly, one beat at a time: THAWT.
- Say the sentence at normal speed.
Questions
How do you pronounce thought?
In British English, thought is pronounced /θɔːt/. Say it like this: THAWT. ough sounds like aw. Same in bought and brought.
How many syllables are in thought?
When you say it, thought has 1 syllable: THAWT.