# allows

> English word · Verb · IPA /əˈlaʊz/ · frequency rank #2,142

## Definitions
1. third-person singular simple present indicative of allow

## Easily confused with
- **alls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allows-vs-alls)
- **alloy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allows-vs-alloy)
- **arrows** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allows-vs-arrows)
- **allo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allo-vs-allows)
- **allow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allow-vs-allows)
- **all's** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/all-s-vs-allows)
- **allot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allot-vs-allows)
- **allies** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allies-vs-allows)
- **alleys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alleys-vs-allows)
- **Aldous** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aldous-vs-allows)
- **allowed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allowed-vs-allows)

## Common misspellings (7)
`allosw`, `allowss`, `allowws`, `allwos`, `alolws`, `alows`, `lalows`

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