The biggest difference between these two words is that “another” is always singular and does not describe anything specific. “Other” is used for plural and noncount nouns that are general. We only use “the other” to refer to specific nouns.

The words another and other mean the same thing, except that another is used with a singular noun and other is used with uncountable and plural nouns: She’s going to the cinema with another friend. She’s going to the cinema with other friends.

A simple rule to help you remember the difference between another and other is: another + singular noun other + plural noun others (a pronoun to replace other + plural noun) I need another cup. (cup is singular so we use another) I need other cups. (cups is plural so we use other) I need others. (refers to other cups)

A noteworthy tip to remember the difference between them is that both another and other are determiners, but another precedes singular countable nouns or pronouns. Conversely, other precedes a plural countable as well as uncountable nouns and pronouns.

We use ‘other’ to speak about something different. A different object. We can use ‘other’ with singular, plural and uncountable nouns. We use ‘another’ to speak about something additional. We add something. We can only use ‘another’ with a singular countable noun.