Throne or thrown?
throne is a noun meaning “An impressive seat used by a monarch, often on a raised dais in a throne room…”; thrown is an adjective meaning “Launched by throwing”. Use throne as a noun and thrown as an adjective. They sound the same (/θɹəʊ̯n/). In written English (wordfreq, 2021 data) thrown is about 1.9 times as common as throne.
What is the difference between throne and thrown?
| throne | thrown | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | noun, verb | adjective, verb |
| Meaning | An impressive seat used by a monarch, often on a raised dais in a throne room and reserved for formal occasions Leadership, particularly the position of a monarch | Launched by throwing Twisted into a single thread, as silk or yarn |
| Example | He approached the throne reverently | a thrown weapon |
| Forms | thrones | none |
| Pronunciation | /θɹəʊ̯n/ /θɹoʊ̯n/ [tɹoʊ̯n] | /θɹəʊn/ /θɹoʊn/ |
| In writing | 13 times per million words | 25 times per million words |
Sources: throne and thrown in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of throne and thrown
throne
- 1
An impressive seat used by a monarch, often on a raised dais in a throne room and reserved for formal occasions
He approached the throne reverently
- 2
Leadership, particularly the position of a monarch
Queen Victoria sat upon the throne of England for 63 years
- 3
The seat of a bishop in the cathedral-church of his diocese; also, the seat of a pope
- 4
A toilet
- 5
A kind of stool used by drummers
- 6
A member of an order of angels ranked above dominions and below cherubim
thrown
- 1
Launched by throwing
a thrown weapon
- 2
Twisted into a single thread, as silk or yarn
- 3
slangConfused; perplexed
I was totally thrown by his bizarre remarks
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, throne or thrown?
throne appears 13 times per million words; thrown 25 times per million words.
throne 13 times per million wordsthrown 25 times per million words
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).