# thru vs thug

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### thug
*noun · IPA /θʌɡ/ · frequency rank #15,532*
A person who is a member of a gang or criminal organization.

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