akavsallWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“aka” and “all” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#13,102
“aka” frequency rank
#3,589
“all” frequency rank
16691
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aka all
Definition Relatif aux Aka (ou Akha), peuple de Birmanie. Tout, tous.

Where the eye mixes aka and all

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

3 ch
aka
3 ch
all

Visual trap between aka and all

A purely visual mix-up. aka (\a.ka\) and all (\al\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16691, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aka is recorded at frequency rank #13,102, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.ka\. all is at rank #3,589, tagged as anadj, pronounced \al\.

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 16691, this pair ranks #386,692 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of aka vs all

Shared letters: a. Private to "aka": k. Private to "all": l.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "aka" for "all" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\a.ka\ versus \al\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "aka" vs "all" - which ranks higher?
"all" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,589 in our French list, against #13,102 for "aka". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "aka" 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 #386,692 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aka" and "all" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aka vs aur". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #386,692 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list