throughout

/θruˈaʊt/

//θruˈaʊt// adv

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The verdict

“throughout” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #83,380 among 1,850 “T” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,380
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,850
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - em toda parte

Key facts for throughout
PropertyValue
Headwordthroughout
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdverb
IPA/θruˈaʊt/
Letters10
Frequency rank#83,380
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “throughout” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). throughout lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

throughout is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #83,380 among 1,850 “T” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed /θruˈaʊt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for throughout in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is throughout, spelled T-H-R-O-U-G-H-O-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    em toda parte
  2. 2
    durante todo um período de tempo

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "throughout"?
"throughout" is spelled T-H-R-O-U-G-H-O-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is /θruˈaʊt/.
What does "throughout" mean?
As an adverb, "throughout" means: em toda parte
How do you pronounce "throughout"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "throughout" is /θruˈaʊt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "throughout" come from?
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Using “throughout”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is T-H-R-O-U-G-H-O-U-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /θruˈaʊt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list