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How to spell than

Than is spelled T-H-A-N.

What it means: Used for comparison between two things.

In a sentence: I am taller than my younger brother. ▶

Not to be confused with: then, a different word.

Same family: then, as, more, less, rather. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: “Than” comes from Old English “þanne/þan,” which was closely related to “then.” For a long time in history, English writers often used “than” and “then” almost interchangeably, which is one reason people still confuse them today.

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