than
Pronunciation: [ðæn]
Average Rank: 94
Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICTconj. 比, 除...外 prep. 比
Detailed Explanations:
- conj. A particle expressing comparison, used after certain
- adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity, as more,
- better, other, otherwise, and the like. It is usually followed by the
- object compared in the nominative case. Sometimes, however, the object
- compared is placed in the objective case, and than is then considered
- by some grammarians as a preposition. Sometimes the object is expressed
- in a sentence, usually introduced by that; as, I would rather suffer
- than that you should want.
- adv. Then. See Then.
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Word Frequency Rankings
Wikipedia
#47Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage
Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus
TV & Movie Scripts
#169Conversational and colloquial usage
Out of 10,000 words in the TV & Movie Scripts corpus
Project Gutenberg
#65Classical and literary usage
Out of 10,000 words in the Project Gutenberg corpus
Insights
This word appears in 3 corpus/corpora, showing its usage across academic, conversational, and literary contexts.
Usage pattern: Most frequent in Wikipedia, making it particularly important for that context.