Which to use
“allí” is an adverb and “ally” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #453
- “allí” frequency rank
- #27,474
- “ally” frequency rank
- 27927
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | allí | ally |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Indica un lugar alejado de quienes hablan o se comunican. | Aliado. |
Where the eye mixes allí and ally
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses allí with ally
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: allí is [aˈʝi] while ally is /ˈæl.aɪ/ (sustantivo; también usado para el verbo). Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - í in “allí” becomes y in “ally”, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27927, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
allí is recorded at frequency rank #453, classified as anadv, pronounced [aˈʝi]. ally is at rank #27,474, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈæl.aɪ/ (sustantivo; también usado para el verbo).
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 27927, this pair ranks #224,495 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of allí vs ally
Shared letters: al. Private to "allí": í. Private to "ally": y.
"allí" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "ally" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ally ← allyy · aly · alyl · laly
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "allí" for "ally" ever safe?
Which is more common, "allí" or "ally"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "allí" and "ally" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "allí" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ally" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #224,495 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "allí" and "ally" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alió vs ally". 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 #224,495 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.