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Medial TH Words for Speech Therapy

95 medial th words, verified against the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. 49 contain the target sound without competing sounds.

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Target /th/ · Medial
/th/
01baths
02clothes
03deaths
04months
05paths
06strengths
07although
08athletes
verified/th/: 95 words · competing-free 49

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Word list

1-syllable

  • baths
  • clothes
  • deaths
  • months
  • paths
  • strengths

2-syllable

  • although
  • athletes
  • author
  • authors
  • bathroom
  • bathrooms
  • birthday
  • bother
  • breathing
  • brother
  • brothers
  • catholic
  • clothing
  • earthquake
  • either
  • ethics
  • ethnic
  • father
  • fathers
  • further
  • gather
  • gathered
  • gothic
  • healthcare
  • healthy
  • heather
  • leather
  • method
  • methods
  • monthly
  • mother
  • mothers
  • neither
  • northeast
  • northern
  • northwest
  • nothing
  • other
  • others
  • python
  • rather
  • rhythm
  • something
  • southeast
  • southern
  • southwest
  • strengthen
  • weather
  • whether
  • within
  • without
  • worthy

3-syllable

  • another
  • anything
  • arthritis
  • athletic
  • athletics
  • authentic
  • authorized
  • cathedral
  • ethical
  • everything
  • furthermore
  • gathering
  • marathon
  • motherboard
  • otherwise
  • strengthening
  • sympathy
  • synthesis
  • synthetic
  • timothy
  • together
  • withdrawal

4-syllable

  • algorithm
  • algorithms
  • authorities
  • authority
  • hypothesis
  • mathematics
  • nevertheless
  • pathology
  • unauthorized

5-syllable

  • anthropology
  • authentication
  • authorization
  • hypothetical
  • mathematical
  • methodology

Words without competing sounds

  • clothes
  • paths
  • although
  • author
  • authors
  • bathroom
  • bathrooms
  • bother
  • breathing
  • brother
  • brothers
  • catholic
  • clothing
  • earthquake
  • either
  • ethnic
  • gather
  • gothic
  • healthcare
  • healthy
  • heather
  • leather
  • monthly
  • mother
  • mothers
  • neither
  • northern
  • nothing
  • other
  • others
  • python
  • rather
  • rhythm
  • weather
  • whether
  • within
  • worthy
  • another
  • anything
  • ethical
  • everything
  • gathering
  • marathon
  • otherwise
  • algorithm
  • algorithms
  • pathology
  • anthropology
  • authorization

Frequently asked questions

How many words have /th/ in the medial position?
Our dictionary lists 95 medial /th/ words suitable for speech therapy practice.
What are some example medial /th/ words?
Examples include baths, clothes, deaths, months, paths, strengths, although, athletes.
What does "medial /th/" mean?
It means the /th/ sound falls in the medial position of the word.
Which medial /th/ words have no competing sounds?
49 of them contain /th/ without the sounds children commonly substitute for it.