Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sought

/soːt/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.49 in modern English

Syllables
sought
IPA
/soːt/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of seek

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /soːt/
  • British English: /sɔːt/

Derived Forms

unsought

Phrases

sought-after

Synonyms

sought-after

Homonyms

sort (non-rhotic) sot (cot–caught merger)

Rhymes With

thought brought taught fought ought ot bot wrought wat distraught fraught naught

Questions

How do you pronounce sought?
The recorded pronunciation is /soːt/.
What does sought mean?
simple past and past participle of seek

How to pronounce sought

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/soːt/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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