Which to use
“than” is a conjunction and “thats” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #77
- “than” frequency rank
- #2,922
- “thats” frequency rank
- 2999
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | than | thats |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison. | plural of that |
Letter map: than vs thats
Shared letters muted; letters that set than and thats apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: than is aconjunction and thatsanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2999, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
than is recorded at frequency rank #77, classified as aconj, pronounced /ðæn/. thats is at rank #2,922, tagged as anoun.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 2999, this pair ranks #523,416 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of than vs thats
Shared letters: aht. Private to "than": n. Private to "thats": s.
"than" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "thats" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC