2 syllables: click, through. Stress on click.
KLIK-throo
/ˈklɪk.θruː/
clickthrough is pronounced KLIK-throo (/ˈklɪk.θruː/). It has two syllables (click-through), with the stress on "click". Clickthrough is a compound noun or verb (often used in digital marketing) meaning the action of a user clicking a hyperlink to proceed to another page or resource. In practice, it denotes the rate or instance of users following a link, typically measured as click-through rate. The term blends 'click' and 'through' to describe the movement through a link.
Clickthrough is a compound noun or verb (often used in digital marketing) meaning the action of a user clicking a hyperlink to proceed to another page or resource. In practice, it denotes the rate or instance of users following a link, typically measured as click-through rate. The term blends 'click' and 'through' to describe the movement through a link.
- You focus too much on the first syllable and blur the transition to /θruː/. Solution: clearly demarcate the two parts with a micro-pauses or slight stress reset. - The /θ/ is devoiced or omitted; ensure you exaggerate a light dental fricative with your tongue between the teeth. - The /ruː/ becomes a short /u/ or is rushed; lengthen the vowel to a full /uː/ and keep lips rounded.
"The banner’s clickthrough rate doubled after the redesign."
"We’ll optimize the landing page to improve clickthroughs."
"Advertisers track clickthroughs to gauge campaign effectiveness."
Say /ˈklɪkˌθruː/. Start with a clear /klɪk/ where /k/ at the end is released sharply. Then move to /θ/ in 'through' with the tip of the tongue between the teeth, and finish with /ruː/ where the /uː/ is a long vowel. The primary stress is on 'click'; a light secondary stress or pause can occur before 'through' in longer strings. Think: CLICK-thruː.
Common errors: 1) Slurring the /θ/ in 'through' or substituting /f/ or /t/; 2) Reducing /ruː/ to a brief schwa or /u/; 3) Not clearly separating the two parts, making it sound like one syllable. Correction: articulate /θ/ with the tongue lightly between teeth, keep /r/ and the long /uː/ precise, and maintain a brief boundary (a tiny pause or stress shift) between /klɪk/ and /θruː/ for clarity.
US/UK/AU share /ˈklɪkˌθruː/ but rhotic vs non-rhotic influence is subtle: US and AU vowels in /ruː/ are typically more rhotics, while UK may have a marginally shorter or smaller r-coloring in rapid speech. The /θ/ remains voiceless dental fricative in all three, though some speakers substitute /f/ or omit it in rapid marketing talk. Overall rhythm and precise /θ/ articulation define cross-accent differences.
Two main phonetic challenges: the voiceless dental fricative /θ/ in 'through' and the abrupt transition from /klɪk/ to /θruː/. The /θ/ sound is uncommon for many learners and requires placing the tongue at the teeth edge without voicing. Additionally, sustaining the long /uː/ after a hard consonant cluster can reduce clarity if you rush. Slow the transition, exaggerate initial /θ/ and /ruː/ at first, then normalize.
Yes: the two-part structure demands precise boundary management. You want a crisp end to /klɪk/ and an immediate but clean onset of /θruː/. This boundary distinction is essential in fast speech to keep listeners from merging the parts. Focus on a tiny pause or stress relief between the two segments, and ensure the /θ/ is unvoiced and clean.
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- US: /ˈklɪkˌθruː/ with tighter rhoticity in connected speech; keep /r/ crisp but not overly rolled. - UK: /ˈklɪkˌθruː/ tends to have slightly shorter pre-tonic vowels; maintain precise /θ/ and a clear /ruː/. - AU: similar to US, slightly more relaxed vowel quality; maintain /θ/ with dental articulation and keep /ruː/ full-lipped. IPA references: US /ˈklɪkˌθruː/, UK /ˈklɪkˌθruː/, AU /ˈklɪkˌθɹuː/; note the rhotic variations affect the final r color slightly in connected speech.
Clickthrough is a modern compound formed from the verb click and the preposition through. The verb click entered English in the 19th to 20th centuries with the advent of computer mice and graphical user interfaces. Through, a longstanding preposition, has stems that denote movement from one side to the other; when paired with click, it conveys movement through a hyperlink rather than simply clicking a button. The concept of a click leading somewhere was popularized with the rise of the World Wide Web in the 1990s, when marketers and web developers began talking about user navigation and engagement metrics. The term gained traction as online advertising and conversion tracking matured, with “click-through” often hyphenated in early usage and later appearing as clickthrough or click-through in different corpora. First known uses appear in technical manuals and marketing reports from the late 1990s to early 2000s, and it has since become entrenched in analytics vocabularies, especially in discussions of clickthrough rates (CTRs) and funnel optimization.
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