didn't
[ˈdɪɾɪ̃ʔ]
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.68 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
Etymology
Etymology tree English did Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-West Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu Proto-Indo-European *-osinflu. Proto-Germanic *aiwaz Proto-West Germanic *aiw univ. Proto-West Germanic *naiw Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *wékʷtisder.? Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰtisder.? Proto-Germanic *wihtą Proto-West Germanic *wiht Proto-West Germanic *naiwwiht Old English nāwiht Old English *nōht Middle English nought Middle English not English notder. English -n't English didn't From did + -n't.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: [ˈdɪɾɪ̃ʔ]