sought
SAWT
sawt in Ingglish
IPA /ˈsɔt/ · 1 syllable
How “sought” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | s | ought |
|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | s | awt |
“sought” sound by sound
| Ingglish | s | aw | t |
|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /s/ | /ɔ/ | /t/ |
- Sounds
- 3 sounds from 6 letters: 1 vowel /ɔ/ and 2 consonants /s/, /t/
- Syllables
- 1 — SAWT
- Frequency
- fairly common: 4.8 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #7,078 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ɔt/
Words that sound like “sought” (homophones)
Words that rhyme with “sought” (/ɔt/)
thoughtbroughtoughttaughtfoughtotsnotbotwroughtfraught
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“sought” — questions & answers
How do you spell “sought”?
S-O-U-G-H-T in English; “sawt” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “sought”?
SAWT — IPA /ˈsɔt/, 1 syllable.
What is the IPA for “sought”?
/ˈsɔt/ — 1 syllable.
What words sound like “sought”?
“sot” — same sounds, different spelling.