through

[θɹuː]

/[θɹuː]/ adv

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The verdict

“through” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,428. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,428
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit etwas fertig sein

Corpus desk

Index DE-through · through · German

through · rank #17,428 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,428
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH teuerste

Nearest frequency peer: teuerste (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „through“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „through“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

through vs tough
71% similar
through vs though
86% similar
through vs thought
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „through“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.throughliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „teuerste“ (#17,427), „traumhaft“ (#17,429), „Traurigkeit“ (#17,430). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „through“ bei #17,428. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around through (IPA [θɹuː]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #17,428 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "mit etwas fertig sein".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for through, with forms such as "htrough", "thhrough", and "thorugh". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, 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 documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is through, spelled T-H-R-O-U-G-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit etwas fertig sein

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how through appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. I battled through the lesson with the class.
  2. The train goes through to Berlin.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • htrough
  • thhrough
  • thorugh
  • throguh
  • througgh
  • throughh
  • throuhg
  • thrrough
  • thruogh
  • trhough
  • tthrough

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of through - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

htrough2thhrough1thorugh2throguh2througgh1throughh1throuhg2thrrough1
Edit distance from "through"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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 adverb, "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. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "through", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Tattoos#17,425trennte#17,431Stollen#17,422Unkraut#17,442

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

teuerste11 variantsVerzehr11 variantswandelt11 variantsNotwehr11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list