Then vs. Than

Do you confuse then and than? They look and sound alike, but for one letter. That suggests a lack of basic vocabulary knowledge of word meanings. Try to keep in mind that then involves a sequence in time, while than involves a comparison:

Jane threw the ball farther than Dick did.
Then Dick threw Jane down the well.

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, than functions as a preposition or a conjunction, indicating a difference, while then works three jobs: adverb, noun and adjective, all of them involving a temporal aspect (time), including a use meaning "besides" or "in addition".

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