Which to use
“all's” is a contraction and “alloy” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,679
- “all's” frequency rank
- #12,724
- “alloy” frequency rank
- 43403
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | all's | alloy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Contraction of all + is. | A metal that is a combination of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal, a base metal. |
Letter map: all's vs alloy
Shared letters muted; letters that set all's and alloy apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: all's vs alloy
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: all's is acontraction and alloyanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43403, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
all's is recorded at frequency rank #30,679, classified as acontraction. alloy is at rank #12,724, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈæ.lɔɪ/.
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 43403, this pair ranks #240,295 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of all's vs alloy
Shared letters: al. Private to "all's": s. Private to "alloy": oy.
"all's" · 4 letters · shape VCCC · "alloy" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- alloy ← alloyy · allyo · aloly · aloy · laloy
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "all's" and "alloy" be used interchangeably?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "all's" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alloy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #240,295 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "all's" and "alloy" 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 #240,295 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.