Which to use
“alla” is a determiner and “Allahs” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,004
- “alla” frequency rank
- #31,923
- “Allahs” frequency rank
- 54927
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alla | Allahs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Zusammensetzung der Präposition a und dem Artikel la | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Allah |
Letter map: alla vs Allahs
Shared letters muted; letters that set alla and Allahs apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. alla runs 4 letters (VCCV) against Allahs's 6 (VCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for alla / Allahs
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: alla is adeterminer and Allahsanoun. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “alla” sits inside “Allahs”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54927, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alla is recorded at frequency rank #23,004, classified as adet, pronounced […]. Allahs is at rank #31,923, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈalas].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 54927, this pair ranks #999,499 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of alla vs Allahs
Shared letters: al. Private to "alla": -. Private to "Allahs": hs.
"alla" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "Allahs" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "alla" and "Allahs" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "alla" or "Allahs"?
What to do next
Pair "alla" vs "Allahs" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "alla" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Allahs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #999,499 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alla" and "Allahs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Allahs vs altars". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #999,499 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.