Alla

name

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"alla" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Alla” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #33,112) as a proper noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#33,112
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
2
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Obsolete form of Allah.

Corpus desk

Index EN-alla · Alla · English

Alla · rank #33,112 · 2 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,112
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 2 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH agri

Nearest frequency peer: agri (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbours of confusable “Alla”

Peers at similar corpus weight, separate from look-alike pairs below

corpus weight

What this shows Bars place “Alla” against nearest ranked English headwords, not a reprint of the confusable-pair desk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Alla vs ana
25% similar
Alla vs alt
25% similar
Alla vs Ava
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Alla
PropertyValue
HeadwordAlla
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters4
Frequency rank#33,112
Misspellings tracked2
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus rank beside confusables of “Alla”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Allalands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “agri” (#33,111), “alludes” (#33,113), “afoot” (#33,110). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “Alla” is #33,112. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Alla is neighbouring look-alikes ("ana", "alt", …), not just typos; it is aproper noun. Frequency #33,112 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Gloss: "Obsolete form of Allah.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 2 likely wrong-spelling variants for Alla, including "alal" and "lala". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ana", "alt", "Ava", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is Alla, spelled A-L-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Obsolete form of Allah.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Alla appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. […] look at these Christians closely, and you will abhor them. They are the worshippers of gold, not the followers of Alla. The poorest Mussulman has more hospitality than their Cadi; more charity than their Imans; more honesty than their Viziers.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alal
  • lala

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Alla - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

alal2lala2
Edit distance from "Alla"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Alla"?
"Alla" is spelled A-L-L-A.
What does "Alla" mean?
As a proper noun, "Alla" means: Obsolete form of Allah.
What words are commonly confused with "Alla"?
"Alla" is commonly confused with "ana", "alt", "Ava". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "Alla" come from?
"Alla" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Alla", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

agri#33,111alms#33,114acme#33,104Arne#33,129

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list