Which to use
“all” is an adjective and “Allah” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,589
- “all” frequency rank
- #7,400
- “Allah” frequency rank
- 10989
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | all | Allah |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tout, tous. | Nom que les musulmans donnent à Dieu. |
Where the eye mixes all and Allah
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between all and Allah
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: all is \al\ while Allah is \a(l).la\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “all” sits inside “Allah”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10989, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
all is recorded at frequency rank #3,589, classified as anadj, pronounced \al\. Allah is at rank #7,400, tagged as aname, pronounced \a(l).la\.
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 10989, this pair ranks #410,883 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of all vs Allah
Shared letters: al. Private to "all": -. Private to "Allah": h.
"all" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "Allah" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Allah ← alah · alalh · allahh · allha · lalah
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "all" and "Allah" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "all" vs "Allah" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "all" 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 #410,883 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "all" and "Allah" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "all vs aur". 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 #410,883 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.