Which to use
“Allah” is a name and “allzu” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,994
- “Allah” frequency rank
- #3,294
- “allzu” frequency rank
- 14288
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Allah | allzu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Name Gottes | verstärktes zu; zu sehr, in zu hohem Grade |
Where the eye mixes Allah and allzu
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Allah vs allzu
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Allah is [ˈala] while allzu is [ˈalt͡suː]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14288, 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]. allzu is at rank #3,294, tagged as anadv, pronounced [ˈalt͡suː].
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 14288, this pair ranks #1,952,267 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Allah vs allzu
Shared letters: al. Private to "Allah": h. Private to "allzu": uz.
"Allah" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "allzu" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Allah" and "allzu" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Allah" or "allzu" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Allah" and "allzu" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Allah" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "allzu" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,952,267 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Allah" and "allzu" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Allah vs Altach". 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 #1,952,267 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.