Which to use
“alamo” and “alms” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,995
- “alamo” frequency rank
- #33,114
- “alms” frequency rank
- 59109
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alamo | alms |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A poplar tree of Southwestern U.S.; a cottonwood (Populus spp.). | Something given to the poor as charity, such as money, clothing or food. |
Letter map: alamo vs alms
Shared letters muted; letters that set alamo and alms apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. alamo runs 5 letters (VCVCV) against alms's 4 (VCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: alamo and alms
alamo and alms are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59109, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alamo is recorded at frequency rank #25,995, classified as anoun. alms is at rank #33,114, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ɑːmz/.
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 59109, this pair ranks #108,253 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alamo vs alms
Shared letters: alm. Private to "alamo": o. Private to "alms": s.
"alamo" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "alms" · 4 letters · shape VCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "alamo" and "alms" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "alamo" or "alms" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "alamo" and "alms".
- Full dictionary entry for "alamo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alms" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #108,253 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alamo" and "alms" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alms vs amb". 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 #108,253 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.