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Oughta vs Oughtta - What's the difference?

oughta | oughtta |

As contractions the difference between oughta and oughtta

is that oughta is ought to while oughtta is an alternative spelling of lang=en.

oughta

English

Contraction

(en-cont)
  • (colloquial, or, dialectal) Ought to.
  • There oughta be a law against that.

    See also

    * (particle) English non-constituents

    oughtta

    English

    Contraction

    (head)
  • English contractions