Which to use
“allot” is a verb and “aloe” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,314
- “allot” frequency rank
- #26,674
- “aloe” frequency rank
- 63988
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | allot | aloe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot. | The resins of the tree Aquilaria malaccensis (syn. Aquilaria agallocha), known for their fragrant aroma, produced after infection by the fungus Phialophora parasitica. |
Where the eye mixes allot and aloe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. allot runs 5 letters (VCCVC) against aloe's 4 (VCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between allot and aloe
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: allot is /əˈlɒt/ while aloe is /ˈæ.loʊ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63988, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
allot is recorded at frequency rank #37,314, classified as averb, pronounced /əˈlɒt/. aloe is at rank #26,674, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈæ.loʊ/.
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 63988, this pair ranks #80,048 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of allot vs aloe
Shared letters: alo. Private to "allot": t. Private to "aloe": e.
"allot" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "aloe" · 4 letters · shape VCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "allot" and "aloe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "allot" or "aloe"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "allot" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aloe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #80,048 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "allot" and "aloe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "algo vs allot". 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 #80,048 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.