Which to use
“alas” is an intj and “Alban” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,647
- “alas” frequency rank
- #44,605
- “Alban” frequency rank
- 56252
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alas | Alban |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Used to express sorrow, regret, compassion, grief, resignation, or disappointment. | A male given name from Latin. |
Letter map: alas vs Alban
Shared letters muted; letters that set alas and Alban apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. alas runs 4 letters (VCVC) against Alban's 5 (VCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for alas / Alban
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: alas is anintj and Albananame. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56252, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alas is recorded at frequency rank #11,647, classified as anintj, pronounced /əˈlæs/. Alban is at rank #44,605, tagged as aname.
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 56252, this pair ranks #127,617 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alas vs Alban
Shared letters: al. Private to "alas": s. Private to "Alban": bn.
"alas" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "Alban" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "alas" and "Alban" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "alas" or "Alban"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "alas" and "Alban".
- Full dictionary entry for "alas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Alban" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #127,617 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alas" and "Alban" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Alban vs alway". 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 #127,617 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.