How To Pronounce Through
through
UK
Phonemic
/θruː/
Phonetic
[θrʷuː]
US
Phonemic
/θruː/
In British English, through is pronounced /θruː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [θrʷuː]. In American English, it is pronounced /θruː/.
Through has one syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
θruː
Through has one syllable in British English.
Words That Rhyme With Through
Questions About Through
How do you pronounce through in British English?
In British English, through is pronounced /θruː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [θrʷuː].
How do you pronounce through in American English?
In American English, through is pronounced /θruː/.
Do British and American English pronounce through the same way?
Yes. Both are /θruː/.
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