Which to use
“Alois” is a name and “alone” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,218
- “Alois” frequency rank
- #22,246
- “alone” frequency rank
- 32464
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Alois | alone |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | männlicher Vorname | allein |
Where the eye mixes Alois and alone
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Alois vs alone
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Alois is [ˈaːlɔɪ̯s] while alone is [əˈləʊn]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32464, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Alois is recorded at frequency rank #10,218, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈaːlɔɪ̯s]. alone is at rank #22,246, tagged as anadj, pronounced [əˈləʊn].
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 32464, this pair ranks #1,707,012 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Alois vs alone
Shared letters: alo. Private to "Alois": is. Private to "alone": en.
"Alois" · 5 letters · shape VCVVC · "alone" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Alois" and "alone" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Alois" vs "alone" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Alois" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alone" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,707,012 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Alois" and "alone" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aloha vs alone". 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 #1,707,012 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.