Which to use
“alc” is a noun and “als” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,757
- “alc” frequency rank
- #17,755
- “als” frequency rank
- 67512
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alc | als |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Abbreviation of alcohol. | Obsolete form of also. |
Letter map: alc vs als
Shared letters muted; letters that set alc and als apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: alc is anoun and alsanadverb. On the page they differ by a single letter - c in “alc” becomes s in “als”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67512, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alc is recorded at frequency rank #49,757, classified as anoun. als is at rank #17,755, tagged as anadv.
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 67512, this pair ranks #62,999 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alc vs als
Shared letters: al. Private to "alc": c. Private to "als": s.
"alc" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "als" · 3 letters · shape VCC