# thane vs then

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### thane
*noun · IPA /θeɪn/ · frequency rank #33,878*
A rank of nobility in pre-Norman England, roughly equivalent to baron.

### then
*adverb · IPA /ðɛn/ · frequency rank #91*
At that time.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thane-vs-then