# all vs ao

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### 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).

### ao
*noun · frequency rank #17,538*
grue ("blue or green", considered one color)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/all-vs-ao