Which to use
“than” is a conjunction and “turn” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,584
- “than” frequency rank
- #33,885
- “turn” frequency rank
- 53469
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | than | turn |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que, de lo que. | En el póquer, cuarta carta que se coloca boca arriba después del flop. |
Where the eye mixes than and turn
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses than with turn
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: than is /ðæn/ while turn is [ˈt̪uɾn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (conjunction vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53469, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
than is recorded at frequency rank #19,584, classified as aconj, pronounced /ðæn/. turn is at rank #33,885, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt̪uɾn].
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 53469, this pair ranks #87,717 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of than vs turn
Shared letters: nt. Private to "than": ah. Private to "turn": ru.
"than" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "turn" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "than" for "turn" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "than" or "turn" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "than" and "turn" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "than" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "turn" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #87,717 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "than" and "turn" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tul vs turn". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #87,717 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.