# allele vs allude

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### allele
*noun · IPA /ˈæl.iːl/ · frequency rank #32,269*
One of a number of alternative forms of the same gene occupying a given position, or locus, on a chromosome.

### allude
*verb · IPA /əˈljuːd/ · frequency rank #41,500*
To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; to invoke it by implication rather than mention.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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