ajavsallWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: aja is a intj, all is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“aja” is an intj and “all” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#23,652
“aja” frequency rank
#4,391
“all” frequency rank
28043
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aja all
Definition expresión que indica una respuesta afirmativa o también que uno está de acuerdo con el/los interlocutores. Otro.

Where the eye mixes aja and all

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.

3 ch
aja
3 ch
all

Look-alike desk: aja vs all

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aja is [ˈaxa] while all is [ˈalː]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (intj vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28043, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aja is recorded at frequency rank #23,652, classified as anintj, pronounced [ˈaxa]. all is at rank #4,391, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈalː].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 28043, this pair ranks #223,943 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of aja vs all

Shared letters: a. Private to "aja": j. Private to "all": l.

"aja" · 3 letters · shape VCV  ·  "all" · 3 letters · shape VCC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "aja" and "all" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "aja" is an intj and "all" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "aja" or "all" show up more?
"all" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,391 in our Spanish list, against #23,652 for "aja". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "aja" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "all" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #223,943 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aja" and "all" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aja vs anta". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #223,943 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list