run-through

noun

"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

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Key facts for run-through
PropertyValue
Headwordrun-through
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “run-through” in English

run-throughfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    A rehearsal of a drama, especially an uninterrupted one, but with no makeup or costume.
  2. 2
    A brief outline of the main points of something; a rundown.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how run-through appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "run-through"?
"run-through" is spelled R-U-N---T-H-R-O-U-G-H.
What does "run-through" mean?
As a noun, "run-through" means: A rehearsal of a drama, especially an uninterrupted one, but with no makeup or costume.
What is the origin of the word "run-through"?
Deverbal from run through. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list