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title: "Thought Pronunciation: How to Say It in English | Speakeroo"
description: "Thought is pronounced /ˈθɔt/ — THAWT. Say it out loud and get free AI feedback in seconds. See the syllable breakdown and practice it in a sentence."
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# Thought pronunciation

/ˈθɔt/

THAWT

Thought has one syllable.

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## Thought syllables

Thought has 1 syllable: THAWT.

1. THAWT θɔt

THAWT, one syllable, rhyming with "caught". The "ough" is a plain "aw" — none of the "off", "oo" or "ow" sounds that the same four letters give in other words.

## Sounds to watch

### The th sound

Put the tip of your tongue lightly between your teeth and let air pass over it. Do not swap it for a t, d, s, or z sound.

## Thought in a sentence

- I thought the meeting was on Thursday.
- She gave the offer a lot of thought before saying no.

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## What Speakeroo listens for

These are the pronunciation patterns from Speakeroo’s speech feature catalog that this target tends to expose. The check above reports the ones it hears.

- Voiceless th /θ/ replaced Place the tongue lightly between the teeth and release air without voicing.
- /t/ or /d/ used for th Keep a narrow airflow gap instead of fully blocking the air.
- Vowel influenced too strongly by spelling Learn the sound using IPA and audio rather than pronouncing every written vowel.
- Final consonant omitted Hold the final mouth position briefly without adding another vowel.

## Questions

### How do you pronounce thought?

Thought is pronounced /ˈθɔt/, or THAWT in plain letters. It has one syllable.

### How many syllables are in thought?

One. Thought is a single syllable: THAWT.

### How do you use thought in a sentence?

I thought the meeting was on Thursday. She gave the offer a lot of thought before saying no.

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