allis

contraction

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"allis" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“allis” is uncommon English (frequency #55,901 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a contraction. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,901
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Contraction of all + this.

Corpus desk

Index EN-allis · allis · English

allis · rank #55,901 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,901
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH aldehyde

Nearest frequency peer: aldehyde (-2 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.

Long-tail ranks near “allis”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “allis” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for allis
PropertyValue
Headwordallis
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechContraction
Letters5
Frequency rank#55,901
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “allis” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).allisfalls in this rarity band:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “aldehyde” (#55,899), “Alcantara” (#55,898), “ambit” (#55,906). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “allis” is #55,901. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

allis is uncommon English at frequency #55,901 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as acontraction. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Contraction of all + this.".

Zero misspellings are on record for allis in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is allis, spelled A-L-L-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Contraction of all + this.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. I ain't readin' allis garbage.

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 "allis"?
"allis" is spelled A-L-L-I-S.
What does "allis" mean?
As a contraction, "allis" means: Contraction of all + this.
What language does "allis" come from?
"allis" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ambit#55,906AIPAC#55,895avast#55,930winky#55,860

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list