allot
/əˈlɑt/verb
allot is spelled A-L-L-O-T: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,459th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “a lot vs allot” about 140 times a month (Google, United States). As a verb, allot means “To distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in allot?
| Letters | 5: A-L-L-O-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 37,459th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search | |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is allot?
Allot appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,459th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce allot?
- UK /əˈlɒt/
- US /əˈlɑt/
Allot has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-allot.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with allot
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with allot?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as allot from its last stressed vowel (/ɑt/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: atoll.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of allot
- allots present, singular, he/she/it
- allotting participle, present
- allotted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does allot mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot.
- 2
To assign or designate as a task or for a purpose.
Each candidate was allotted five minutes to make a presentation in front of the judges.
- 3
to intend; reckon
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Allot in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | verteilen, austeilen, zuteilen |
| Portuguese | alocar, repartir, alotar |
| Spanish | repartir , adjudicar, placear |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does allot come from?
From Middle English allotten, from Old French aloter (Modern French allotir). à + lot. By surface analysis, al- + lot.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).