# thorough vs though

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### thorough
*adjective · IPA /ˈθʌɹə/ · frequency rank #7,512*
Painstaking and careful not to miss or omit any detail.

### though
*adverb · IPA /ðəʊ/ · frequency rank #298*
Despite that; however.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thorough-vs-though