# allowed vs aloud

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### allowed
*verb · IPA /əˈlaʊd/ · frequency rank #985*
simple past and past participle of allow

### aloud
*adverb · IPA /əˈlaʊd/ · frequency rank #14,689*
With a loud voice, or great noise; loudly; audibly.

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