Which to use
“alls” is a determiner and “also” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,608
- “alls” frequency rank
- #70
- “also” frequency rank
- 44678
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alls | also |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | All. | In addition; besides; as well; further; too. |
Where the eye mixes alls and also
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between alls and also
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: alls is /ɔːlz/ while also is /ˈɔːl.səʊ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (determiner vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44678, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alls is recorded at frequency rank #44,608, classified as adet, pronounced /ɔːlz/. also is at rank #70, tagged as anadv, pronounced /ˈɔːl.səʊ/.
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 44678, this pair ranks #228,334 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of alls vs also
Shared letters: als. Private to "alls": -. Private to "also": o.
"alls" · 4 letters · shape VCCC · "also" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "alls" and "also" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "alls" or "also"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "alls" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "also" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #228,334 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alls" and "also" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "algo vs alls". 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 #228,334 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.