Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

breakthru

/ˈbɹeɪkθɹuː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables: break-thru
IPA: /ˈbɹeɪkθɹuː/

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative spelling of breakthrough.

American usage

noun

Alternative spelling of breakthrough (advance through enemy lines).

American usage

noun

Alternative spelling of breakthrough (major progress, great innovation).

American usage

Example Sentences

"a breakthru technological advance"
"The Breakthru Battalion"
"The curfew decree comes as the latest of a list of steadily tightening home front controls ordered since the German breakthru in Belgium."
"A successful breakthru opens a "window of opportunity" to perform a variety of tactical maneuvers, many of which can leave the enemy at a disadvantage."
"The role of aluminum native oxide breakthru was studied."
"Tenuous breakthrus were made in the U.S."

Etymology

From break + thru.

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

breakthrus (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce breakthru?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɹeɪkθɹuː/.
What does breakthru mean?: Alternative spelling of breakthrough.
Where does breakthru come from?: From break + thru.

How to pronounce breakthru

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