allsvsAlunWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: alls is a determiner, Alun is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“alls” is a determiner and “Alun” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#44,608
“alls” frequency rank
#47,459
“Alun” frequency rank
92067
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature alls Alun
Definition All. A male given name from Welsh.

Letter map: alls vs Alun

Shared letters muted; letters that set alls and Alun apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. alls (VCCC) and Alun (VCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

4 ch
alls
4 ch
Alun

Grammar separator: alls vs Alun

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: alls is adeterminer and Alunaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 92067, 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/. Alun is at rank #47,459, tagged as aname.

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 92067, this pair ranks #2,867 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of alls vs Alun

Shared letters: al. Private to "alls": s. Private to "Alun": nu.

"alls" · 4 letters · shape VCCC  ·  "Alun" · 4 letters · shape VCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • alls ← allss · alsl · lals
  • Alun ← allun · alnu · alunn · auln · laun

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "alls" and "Alun" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "alls" is a determiner and "Alun" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "alls" or "Alun"?
"alls" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #44,608 in our English list, against #47,459 for "Alun". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "alls" and "Alun".

  • Full dictionary entry for "alls" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Alun" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #2,867 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "alls" and "Alun" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "algo vs Alun". 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 #2,867 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list