Which to use
“alla” is a verb and “Allah” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,977
- “alla” frequency rank
- #24,017
- “Allah” frequency rank
- 30994
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alla | Allah |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (il, elle, on) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de aller | Alá. |
Same sound, different letters: alla vs Allah
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters. alla runs 4 letters (VCCV) against Allah's 5 (VCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - alla and Allah
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: alla and Allah carry the same recorded pronunciation, /a.la/. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other aname, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “alla” sits inside “Allah”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30994, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alla is recorded at frequency rank #6,977, classified as averb, pronounced /a.la/. Allah is at rank #24,017, tagged as aname, pronounced /ˈala/.
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 30994, this pair ranks #209,321 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of alla vs Allah
Shared letters: al. Private to "alla": -. Private to "Allah": h.
"alla" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "Allah" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "alla" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Allah" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #209,321 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alla" and "Allah" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Allah vs aslan". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #209,321 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.