# Alan vs all

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Alan
*name · IPA /ˈæl.ən/ · frequency rank #3,275*
A male given name from the Celtic languages.

### all
*determiner · IPA /ɔːl/ · frequency rank #32*
Every individual or anything of the given class, with no exceptions (the noun or noun phrase denoting the class must be plural or uncountable).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alan-vs-all