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unvoiced th as in thin

Learn about /th/ phoneme
a路f路t路er路m路a路th
3
7
a路n路th路e路m
2
5
a路n路th路o路l路o路g路y
4
8
a路n路y路th路i路ng
3
6
a路p路a路th路y
3
5
a路r路i路th路m路e路t路i路c
4
9
a路th路l路e路t(e)
2
5
b路a路th
1
3
b路a路th路r路o路b(e)
2
6
b路a路th路t路u路b
2
6
b路e路n路ea路th
2
5
b路e路qu路ea路th
2
5
b路ir路th路d路ay
2
5
b路ir路th路r路igh路t
2
6
b路oo路th
1
3
b路o路th
1
3
b路r路ea路th
1
4
b路r路ea路th路l路e路ss
2
7
b路r路o路th
1
4
c路l路o路th
2
4
d路ea路th
1
3
d路e路p路th
1
4
ear路th
1
2
e路m路p路a路th路y
3
6
e路v路er路y路th路i路ng
4
7
f路ai路th
1
3
f路ai路th路f路u路l
2
6
f路i路l路th
1
4
f路i路l路th路y
2
5
f路r路o路th
1
4
f路r路o路th路y
2
5
g路r路ow路th
1
4
h路ea路l路th路y
2
5
h路ear路th
1
3
l路a路b路y路r路i路n路th
3
8
l路e路ng路th
1
4
l路e路ng路th路y
2
5
m路a路r路a路th路o路n
3
7
m路a路th
1
3
m路o路n路th
1
4
m路o路th
1
3
m路o路th路b路a路ll
2
6
m路ou路th
1
3
m路y路th
1
3
n路i路n路th
1
4
n路or路th
1
3
n路o路th路i路ng
2
5
oa路th
1
2
p路a路n路th路er
2
5
p路a路th
1
3
p路a路th路o路l路o路g路y
4
8
p路a路th路w路ay
2
5
p路y路th路o路n
2
5
s路e路v路e路n路th
2
6
s路i路x路th
1
4
s路l路o路th
1
4
s路m路i路th
1
4
s路o路me路th路i路ng
2
6
s路ou路th
1
3
s路t路ea路l路th
1
5
s路t路ea路l路th路y
2
6
s路t路r路e路ng路th
1
6
s路t路r路e路ng路th路e路n
2
8
t路ee路th
1
3
t路e路l路e路p路a路th路y
4
8
t路e路n路th
1
4
th路a路tch
1
3
th路aw
1
2
th路e路f路t
1
4
th路e路r路a路p路y
3
6
th路er路m路o路m路e路t路er
4
8
th路er路m路o路s
2
5
th路i路ck
1
3
th路ie路f
1
3
th路igh
1
2
th路i路m路b路le
2
5
th路i路n
1
3
th路i路ng
1
3
th路i路n路k
1
4
th路ir路d
1
3
th路ir路s路t路y
2
5
th路ir路t路ee路n
2
5
th路ir路t路y
2
4
th路i路s路t路le
2
5
th路or路n
1
3
th路ough路t路f路u路l
2
6
th路ou路s路a路n路d
2
6
th路r路a路sh
1
4
th路r路ea路d
1
4
th路r路ee
1
3
th路r路i路ll
1
4
th路r路o路b
1
4
th路r路u路s路t
1
5
th路u路d
1
3
th路u路mb
1
3
th路u路m路p
1
4
th路u路n路d路er
2
5
th路ur路s路d路ay
2
5
t路oo路th
1
3
t路oo路th路a路ch(e)
2
5
t路oo路th路b路r路u路sh
2
7
t路oo路th路p路i路ck
2
6
t路r路u路th路f路u路l
2
7
u路n路d路er路n路ea路th
3
7
u路n路ear路th
2
4
w路ar路m路th
1
4
w路ea路l路th路y
2
5
w路i路th
1
3
w路i路th路h路o路l路d
2
7
w路or路th路wh路i路l(e)
2
6
wr路ea路th
1
3
y路ou路th
1
3
y路ou路th路f路u路l
2
6

TH Phoneme Words

TH Phoneme at a glance:

  • Words with unvoiced th include three, think, thank
  • Words with voiced th include this, those, their

Spelling Frequencies:

  • unvoiced th - 73%
  • voiced th - 27%

Rare Spelling Patterns:

  • the (seethe) - voiced

Common Spelling Generalisations or Patterns:

  • Unvoiced /th/
    • Voice box does not vibrate
    • Beginning of nouns, verbs, adjectives & adverbs
    • Usually found at end of a word or before a consonant
    • Found in 468 English words
  • Voiced /th/
    • Voice box will vibrate
    • Usually at the beginning of pointing words or function words
    • Usually between 2 vowels in the middle of words or at the end of a word when followed by e
    • Found in 150 English words