Which to use
“tha” is a verb and “than” is a conjunction - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,931
- “tha” frequency rank
- #13,187
- “than” frequency rank
- 52118
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tha | than |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | presente do verbo bi (ser, estar); sou/estou, é/está, somos/estamos, são/estão | que (usado em comparações) |
Letter map: tha vs than
Shared letters muted; letters that set tha and than apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. tha runs 3 letters (CCV) against than's 4 (CCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: tha vs than
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: tha is averb and thanaconjunction. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “tha” sits inside “than”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52118, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tha is recorded at frequency rank #38,931, classified as averb, pronounced /ha/. than is at rank #13,187, tagged as aconj.
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 52118, this pair ranks #13,019 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of tha vs than
Shared letters: aht. Private to "tha": -. Private to "than": n.
"tha" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "than" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- than ← htan · tahn · thann · thhan · thna · tthan
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "tha" and "than" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "tha" vs "than" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "tha" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "than" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,019 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tha" and "than" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tha vs tosa". 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 #13,019 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.