through

/[θɹuː]/ adv

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,428

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

through is anGermanadv. It means: mit etwas fertig sein Pronounced [θɹuː]. Often confused with tough and though.

Key facts for through
PropertyValue
Headwordthrough
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdv
IPA[θɹuː]
Letters7
Frequency rank#17,428
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of through in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for through is 7 letters long, classified as anadv, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [θɹuː]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,428 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "mit etwas fertig sein".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for through, with forms such as "htrough", "thhrough", and "thorugh". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "tough", "though", "thought", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is through, spelled T-H-R-O-U-G-H, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit etwas fertig sein

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: htrough,thhrough,thorugh,throguh,througgh,throughh,throuhg,thrrough,thruogh,trhough,tthrough

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for through

Misspelling Variants of "through"

htrough7thhrough8thorugh7throguh7througgh8throughh8throuhg7thrrough8
Misspelling Variants of "through"

Frequency rank: #17,428 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "through"?
"through" is spelled T-H-R-O-U-G-H. The IPA pronunciation is [θɹuː].
What does "through" mean?
As an adv, "through" means: mit etwas fertig sein
What words are commonly confused with "through"?
"through" is commonly confused with "tough", "though", "thought". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "through"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "through" is [θɹuː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "through" come from?
"through" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.