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huh? adding thorn and eth makes those way clearer, even to me who speaks it at a native level.
ðough, þrough, þought, tough
Immediately a significant part of the ambiguity is gone, because the first letter isn't the same for all the words.
The point isn’t related to “th”, it’s related to the inconsistent pronunciation of “ough” and being 4 distinct vowels. Eth and thorn don’t fix that. And arguably, inconsistent vowel pronunciation is much more difficult to learn than the two pronunciations of “th”.