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θ

In English, th spells Earth, path, think, which is the IPA sound θ.
However, th also spells this, that, them, which is the IPA sound ð.
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Words with a θ sound

three, thirteen, thirty, thanks, thing, think, thought, thorn, theta, therapy, thief, theatre, thousand
Earth, path, north, south, mouth, month, mathematics, health, strength, youth, truth

 

Words ending with θ + s

cloths, moths, months, maths, youth's, Earth's

 

Compare θ and ð

  • the Earth
  • south, southern
  • north, northern
  • clothing, cloth
  • bathing, nothing
  • although, through
  • smooth, month

  • and two examples where one is the noun, and the other is the verb:
  • breathe, breath
  • mouth, mouth
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