AllahvsAllsWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Allah is a name, Alls is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Allah” is a name and “Alls” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#10,994
“Allah” frequency rank
#40,369
“Alls” frequency rank
51363
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Allah Alls
Definition der Name Gottes Genitiv Singular des Substantivs All

Where the eye mixes Allah and Alls

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Allah
4 ch
Alls

Why the eye confuses Allah with Alls

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Allah is [ˈala] while Alls is [als]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51363, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Allah is recorded at frequency rank #10,994, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈala]. Alls is at rank #40,369, tagged as anoun, pronounced [als].

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 51363, this pair ranks #1,138,397 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Allah vs Alls

Shared letters: al. Private to "Allah": h. Private to "Alls": s.

"Allah" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC  ·  "Alls" · 4 letters · shape VCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Allahalah · alalh · allahh · allha · lalah
  • Allsallss · alsl · lals

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Allah" and "Alls" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Allah" is a name and "Alls" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "Allah" or "Alls" show up more?
"Allah" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,994 in our German list, against #40,369 for "Alls". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Allah" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Alls" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,138,397 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Allah" and "Alls" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Alls vs avis". 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 #1,138,397 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list