Which to use
“alamo” is a noun and “altho” is a conjunction - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,995
- “alamo” frequency rank
- #44,055
- “altho” frequency rank
- 70050
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alamo | altho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A poplar tree of Southwestern U.S.; a cottonwood (Populus spp.). | Alternative spelling of although. |
Letter map: alamo vs altho
Shared letters muted; letters that set alamo and altho apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. alamo (VCVCV) and altho (VCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for alamo / altho
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: alamo is anoun and althoaconjunction. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70050, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alamo is recorded at frequency rank #25,995, classified as anoun. altho is at rank #44,055, tagged as aconj.
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 70050, this pair ranks #52,130 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alamo vs altho
Shared letters: alo. Private to "alamo": m. Private to "altho": ht.
"alamo" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "altho" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "alamo" for "altho" ever safe?
Frequency check: "alamo" vs "altho" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "alamo" vs "altho" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "alamo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "altho" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,130 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alamo" and "altho" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "algo vs altho". 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 #52,130 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.