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voiced th as in the

Learn about /th/ phoneme
a路l路t路o路g路e路th路er
4
8
a路n路o路th路er
3
5
b路a路th路i路ng
2
5
b路l路a路th路er
2
5
b路o路th路er
2
4
b路r路o路th路er
2
5
c路l路o路th路i路ng
2
6
ei路th路er
2
3
f路ar路th路er
2
4
f路a路th路er
2
4
f路a路th路er路h路oo路d
3
7
f路ea路th路er
2
4
f路ur路th路er
2
4
f路ur路th路er路m路ore
3
6
g路a路th路er
2
4
g路r路a路n路d路f路a路th路er
3
9
g路r路a路n路d路m路o路th路er
3
9
h路ea路th路er
2
4
l路a路th路er
2
4
l路ea路th路er
2
4
m路o路th路er
2
4
m路o路th路er路h路oo路d
3
7
n路ei路th路er
2
4
n路e路v路er路th路e路l路e路ss
4
9
o路th路er
2
3
r路a路th路er
2
4
s路l路i路th路er
2
5
s路m路oo路th路er
2
5
s路m路oo路th路l路y
2
6
s路m路o路th路er
2
5
s路oo路th路i路ng
2
5
s路t路e路p路f路a路th路er
3
8
s路t路e路p路m路o路th路er
3
8
th路a路n
1
3
th路a路t
1
3
th路e
1
2
th路eir
1
2
th路e路m
1
3
th路e路m路s路e路l路f
2
7
th路e路n
1
3
th路ere路f路ore
2
4
th路e路s(e)
1
3
th路ey
1
2
th路i路s
1
3
th路o路s(e)
1
3
th路ough
1
2
th路u路s
1
3
t路o路g路e路th路er
3
6
w路ea路th路er
2
4
wh路e路th路er
2
4
w路i路th路er
2
4
w路or路th路y
2
4

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