Which to use
“AGL” is a phrase and “all” is a determiner - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,290
- “AGL” frequency rank
- #32
- “all” frequency rank
- 46322
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | AGL | all |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Initialism of above ground level: designating a measured distance from the ground to a higher level, i.e. altitude. | Every individual or anything of the given class, with no exceptions (the noun or noun phrase denoting the class must be plural or uncountable). |
Letter map: AGL vs all
Shared letters muted; letters that set AGL and all apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. AGL and all follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: AGL vs all
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: AGL is aphrase and alladeterminer. On the page they differ by a single letter - g in “AGL” becomes l in “all”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46322, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
AGL is recorded at frequency rank #46,290, classified as aphrase. all is at rank #32, tagged as adet, pronounced /ɔːl/.
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 46322, this pair ranks #212,878 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of AGL vs all
Shared letters: al. Private to "AGL": g. Private to "all": -.
"AGL" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "all" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "AGL" and "all" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "AGL" or "all" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "AGL" and "all".
- Full dictionary entry for "AGL" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "all" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #212,878 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "AGL" and "all" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "AGL vs amb". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #212,878 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.