# thru vs thy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### thy
*determiner · IPA /ðaɪ/ · frequency rank #6,014*
Possessive form of thou: that which belongs to thee; which belongs to you (singular).

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