# Allende vs allude

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Allende
*name · frequency rank #40,547*
A surname from Spanish.

### 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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