Which to use
“alias” is an adverb and “all's” is a contraction - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,744
- “alias” frequency rank
- #30,679
- “all's” frequency rank
- 46423
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alias | all's |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Otherwise; at another time; in other circumstances; otherwise called; also known as; formerly known as. | Contraction of all + is. |
Letter map: alias vs all's
Shared letters muted; letters that set alias and all's apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - alias and all's
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: alias is anadverb and all'sacontraction. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46423, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alias is recorded at frequency rank #15,744, classified as anadv, pronounced /ˈeɪ.li.əs/. all's is at rank #30,679, tagged as acontraction.
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 46423, this pair ranks #211,870 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of alias vs all's
Shared letters: als. Private to "alias": i. Private to "all's": -.
"alias" · 5 letters · shape VCVVC · "all's" · 4 letters · shape VCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- alias ← ailas · alais · aliass · alisa · allias · laias
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "alias" and "all's" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "alias" or "all's"?
After this comparison
Pair "alias" vs "all's" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "alias" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "all's" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #211,870 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alias" and "all's" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "all's vs alls". 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 #211,870 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.