# thru vs THT

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### thru
*preposition · IPA /θɹuː/ · frequency rank #9,266*
Nonstandard spelling of through.

### THT
*noun · frequency rank #42,949*
Initialism of through-hole technology.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thru-vs-tht