than is on the Basic English 850 List. test - than - that than is one of the 1000 most common headwords. test - than - thank Pronunciation stressed enPR: thăn, IPA (key): /ðæn/ Audio (US)(file) SAMPA: /D{n/ unstressed enPR: th(ə)n, IPA (key): /ðən/ or /ðn̩/ SAMPA: /D@n/ or /Dn=/ Audio (US)(file) Preposition Prepositionthan Used to compare two things that are not equal. The tree is higher than the house. He is better than me. It was much better than I'd expected.Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.