breakthru
/ˈbɹeɪkθɹuː/adjective, noun
breakthru is spelled B-R-E-A-K-T-H-R-U: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, breakthru means “Alternative spelling of breakthrough” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in breakthru?
| Letters | 9: B-R-E-A-K-T-H-R-U |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 38 million words; the 189,524th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is breakthru?
Breakthru appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce breakthru?
- /ˈbɹeɪkθɹuː/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-breakthrough.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of breakthru
- breakthrus plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does breakthru mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
USnonstandardAlternative spelling of breakthrough.
a breakthru technological advance
noun
- 1
USnonstandardAlternative spelling of breakthrough (advance through enemy lines).
- 2
USnonstandardAlternative spelling of breakthrough (major progress, great innovation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does breakthru come from?
From break + thru.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).