English is confusing because it is not easy to learn, even it is the most widely used language. English is difficult to learn and easily misunderstood due to different types of homophones, homonyms, and unpredictable spellings.

Say, for example, then and than, seems to have the same meaning and same way of usage but actually, they are different and have different meanings too.

Let’s understand the concept of then vs. than:

Usage and Meaning of Then:

Then is used to indicate time. For example, ‘I lived in New York then’.

It is used when we talk about something concerning time. It can be used in connection to different occasions but commonly used as an adverb or an adjective.

As an Adverb: If the weather is bad, then my train will get cancelled or delayed.

As an Adjective: The bill was signed by then chairman Bill Gates.

Usage and Meaning of Than:

Than is always used for comparison as conjunction. For example, ‘she is taller than me’.

It is always used in terms of comparing things. Comparison can be of anything like time, money, or speed.

The best way to remember where to use these words is that during comparison use than instead of then. If the sentence requires comparison, it is always than.

There is one more way to remember the usage of these two. Then and time both have letter ‘e’ in common and than and comparison both have the letter ‘a’ in common.