English pronunciation
How to pronounce “thought”
Phonetic spelling
THAWT
IPA /ˈθɔt/
Syllable stress
thawt
Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.
How do you spell “thought”?
t h o u g h t
“thought” is spelled T-H-O-U-G-H-T. It is pronounced THAWT, so the spelling and the sound do not match letter for letter. Listen to the audio above and say it aloud while you read the letters.
Hear it in a sentence
I thought about your suggestion all day.
She thought the movie was boring.