run-through
"run-through" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“run-through” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A rehearsal of a drama, especially an uninterrupted one, but with no makeup or costume.
Corpus desk
Index EN-run-through · run-through · English
run-through · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | run-through |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “run-through” in English
Rare enough to double-check
run-through is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for run-through in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: Deverbal from run through. The correct English form is run-through, spelled R-U-N---T-H-R-O-U-G-H.
Definition
- 1A rehearsal of a drama, especially an uninterrupted one, but with no makeup or costume.
- 2A brief outline of the main points of something; a rundown.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how run-through appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Near-synonym: walkthrough
Etymology
Deverbal from run through.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.