# allot

> English word · Verb · IPA /əˈlɒt/ · frequency rank #37,314

## Definitions
1. To distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot.
2. To assign or designate as a task or for a purpose.

## Etymology
From Middle English allotten, from Old French aloter (Modern French allotir). à + lot.

## Easily confused with
- **alt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allot-vs-alt)
- **also** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allot-vs-also)
- **ally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allot-vs-ally)
- **alot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allot-vs-alot)
- **alto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allot-vs-alto)
- **aloe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allot-vs-aloe)
- **Arlo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allot-vs-arlo)
- **Alon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allot-vs-alon)
- **alls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allot-vs-alls)
- **allow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allot-vs-allow)
- **alloy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allot-vs-alloy)
- **Alton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allot-vs-alton)
- **aloft** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allot-vs-aloft)
- **Ascot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allot-vs-ascot)
- **aloof** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allot-vs-aloof)
- **almost** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allot-vs-almost)
- **allows** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allot-vs-allows)
- **all** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/all-vs-allot)
- **Aldo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aldo-vs-allot)
- **Alla** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alla-vs-allot)

## Common misspellings (3)
`allott`, `alolt`, `lalot`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/allot