than

conj

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The verdict

“than” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #13,187. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,187
frequency rank, Portuguese
917
“T” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que (usado em comparações)

Corpus desk

Index PT-than · than · Portuguese

than · rank #13,187 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,187
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 917
  • PHOTO-FINISH supor

Nearest frequency peer: supor (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “than”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “than” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

than vs the
50% similar
than vs tua
50% similar
than vs tia
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for than
PropertyValue
Headwordthan
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechConjunction
Letters4
Frequency rank#13,187
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “than”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).thancai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “supor” (#13,186), “superioridade” (#13,185), “subúrbio” (#13,184). Entre 917 lemas com “T”, “than” fica em #13,187. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around than, aconjunction. Corpus frequency is #13,187 among 917 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "que (usado em comparações)".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for than, with forms such as "htan", "tahn", and "thann". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "the", "tua", "tia", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is than, spelled T-H-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    que (usado em comparações)

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how than appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Peter is a better painter than I am

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • htan
  • tahn
  • thann
  • thhan
  • thna
  • tthan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of than - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

htan2tahn2thann1thhan1thna2tthan1
Edit distance from "than"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "than"?
"than" is spelled T-H-A-N.
What does "than" mean?
As a conjunction, "than" means: que (usado em comparações)
What words are commonly confused with "than"?
"than" is commonly confused with "the", "tua", "tia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "than" come from?
"than" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "than", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

said#13,173hour#13,099hold#13,098feto#13,082

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

ruiva6 variantsafora6 variantsBauru6 variantsalive6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list