English pronunciation
How to pronounce “thorough”
Phonetic spelling
THUR-oh
IPA /ˈθɝoʊ/
Syllable stress
thur·oh
Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.
How do you spell “thorough”?
t h o r o u g h
“thorough” is spelled T-H-O-R-O-U-G-H. It is pronounced THUR-oh, so the spelling and the sound do not match letter for letter. Listen to the audio above and say it aloud while you read the letters.
Hear it in a sentence
We need to do a thorough check of the documents.
She gave a thorough explanation of the project.