# Alla vs Allen

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Alla
*name · frequency rank #33,112*
Obsolete form of Allah.

### Allen
*name · IPA /ˈæ.lən/ · frequency rank #3,735*
An English and Scottish surname transferred from the given name derived from the given name Alan.

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