through

\θɹu\

/\θɹu\/ prep

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The verdict

“through” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #21,794. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,794
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - À travers.

Corpus desk

Index FR-through · through · French

through · rank #21,794 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,794
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH thaïlandais

Nearest frequency peer: thaïlandais (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « through »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « through » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

through vs tough
71% similar
through vs thought
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for through
PropertyValue
Headwordthrough
LanguageFrench
Part of speechPreposition
IPA\θɹu\
Letters7
Frequency rank#21,794
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « through »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).throughse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « thaïlandais » (#21,793), « théâtral » (#21,795), « tiendrait » (#21,796). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « through » est au #21,794. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around through (IPA \θɹu\), apreposition. Corpus frequency is #21,794 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for through, with forms such as "htrough", "thhrough", and "thorugh". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "tough", "thought", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is through, spelled T-H-R-O-U-G-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    À travers.
  2. 2
    Jusques et y compris, avec toutes valeurs intermédiaires.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. I ran through the garden.
  2. The numbers 1 through 9.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • htrough
  • thhrough
  • thorugh
  • throguh
  • througgh
  • throughh
  • throuhg
  • thrrough
  • thruogh
  • trhough
  • tthrough

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of through - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

htrough2thhrough1thorugh2throguh2througgh1throughh1throuhg2thrrough1
Edit distance from "through"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "through"?
"through" is spelled T-H-R-O-U-G-H. The IPA pronunciation is \θɹu\.
What does "through" mean?
As a preposition, "through" means: À travers.
What words are commonly confused with "through"?
"through" is commonly confused with "tough", "thought". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "through"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "through" is \θɹu\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "through" come from?
"through" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "through", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tonique#21,797visitez#21,810soudure#21,774siemens#21,771

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

équipier11 variantsévoluait11 variantsreposait11 variantsalgèbre11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list