AllahsvsallesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Allahs is a noun, alles is a pronoun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Allahs” is a noun and “alles” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#31,923
“Allahs” frequency rank
#97
“alles” frequency rank
32020
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Allahs alles
Definition Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Allah Genitiv Singular Maskulinum des Indefinitpronomens all

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Allahs and alles apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
Allahs
5 ch
alles

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Allahs is [ˈalas] while alles is [ˈaləs]. 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 (noun vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32020, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Allahs is recorded at frequency rank #31,923, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈalas]. alles is at rank #97, tagged as apron, pronounced [ˈaləs].

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 32020, this pair ranks #1,716,398 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Allahs vs alles

Shared letters: als. Private to "Allahs": h. Private to "alles": e.

"Allahs" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC  ·  "alles" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Allahsalahs · alalhs · allahhs · allahss · allash · allhas · lalahs
  • allesalels · ales · alless · allse · lales

Frequency comparison

Allahs#31,923
alles#97

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Allahs" and "alles" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Allahs" is a noun and "alles" a pronoun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Allahs" or "alles"?
"alles" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #97 in our German list, against #31,923 for "Allahs". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering Allahs vs alles

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Allahs”; for a pronoun, it's “alles”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Allahs” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list