Learn how to pronounce through in English with clear US and UK audio, simple phonetic spelling, IPA, syllables, stress, and pronunciation tips.
Quick practice
Practice through in three passes. First listen without speaking and notice the number of syllables. Then repeat with the simple spelling and IPA visible, keeping the main stress on throo. Finally place the word in a short sentence and say the sentence twice: once slowly for accuracy and once at a natural pace for fluency.
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throo
From one side or point to another, or continuing until something is finished.
Use the simple guide "throo" and compare it with US IPA /θruː/.
The ough spelling is unstable in English; through does not rhyme with though or thought. The /r/ follows the /θ/ directly, so avoid adding a vowel between them. The letters ough can sound many ways; in through they make /uː/.
Place the tongue lightly between the teeth for /θ/, pull back for /r/, then round the lips for /uː/.
Practice method
Practice through in three passes. First listen without speaking and notice the number of syllables. Then repeat with the simple spelling and IPA visible, keeping the main stress on throo. Finally place the word in a short sentence and say the sentence twice: once slowly for accuracy and once at a natural pace for fluency.
The word through is easier to remember when you connect it to a real sentence. Try it in a question, a short answer, and one sentence from your own daily life so the sound becomes part of active vocabulary.
A common IPA transcription is /θruː/. PronounceText can show US and UK variants when they differ.
The stress guide is throo.
