Which to use
“also” is an adverb and “altho” is a conjunction - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #70
- “also” frequency rank
- #44,055
- “altho” frequency rank
- 44125
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | also | altho |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | In addition; besides; as well; further; too. | Alternative spelling of although. |
Letter map: also vs altho
Shared letters muted; letters that set also and altho apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for also / altho
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: also is anadverb and althoaconjunction. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44125, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
also is recorded at frequency rank #70, classified as anadv, pronounced /ˈɔːl.səʊ/. altho is at rank #44,055, tagged as aconj.
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 44125, this pair ranks #233,486 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of also vs altho
Shared letters: alo. Private to "also": s. Private to "altho": ht.
"also" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "altho" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "also" and "altho" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "also" vs "altho" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "also" vs "altho" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "also" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "altho" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #233,486 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "also" and "altho" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "algo vs altho". 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 #233,486 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.