# thru

> English word · Preposition · IPA /θɹuː/ · frequency rank #9,266

## Definitions
1. Nonstandard spelling of through.
2. Abbreviation of through.
3. Eye dialect spelling of through.

## Etymology
Modern use originated in American English as a phonetic and simplified spelling of through around 1839. The spelling had previously been one of several used in Middle English.

## Easily confused with
- **Tu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thru-vs-tu)
- **try** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thru-vs-try)
- **thy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thru-vs-thy)
- **tri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thru-vs-tri)
- **tor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thru-vs-tor)
- **Thu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thru-vs-thu)
- **tre** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thru-vs-tre)
- **tra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thru-vs-tra)
- **tru** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thru-vs-tru)
- **TRP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thru-vs-trp)
- **tur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thru-vs-tur)
- **THT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thru-vs-tht)
- **Tsu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thru-vs-tsu)
- **Tyr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thru-vs-tyr)
- **true** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thru-vs-true)
- **turn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thru-vs-turn)
- **thus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thru-vs-thus)
- **torn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thru-vs-torn)
- **tire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thru-vs-tire)
- **Tory** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thru-vs-tory)

## Common misspellings (6)
`htru`, `thhru`, `thrru`, `thur`, `trhu`, `tthru`

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