Which to use
“ABC” is an abbrev and “all” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,156
- “ABC” frequency rank
- #2,001
- “all” frequency rank
- 7157
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ABC | all |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | região compreendida no estado brasileiro de São Paulo pelas cidades de Santo André (o "A"), São Bernardo do Campo (o "B") e São Caetano do Sul (o "C"), de grande industrialização e importância econômica, social e política no país | todo |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set ABC and all apart are highlighted. They share 1 letter in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
ABC and all form a confusable pair in the Portuguese index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7157, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ABC is recorded at frequency rank #5,156, classified as anabbrev, pronounced /aˌbeˈse/. all is at rank #2,001, tagged as anadj.
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 7157, this pair ranks #67,046 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ABC" and "all" be used interchangeably?
Remembering ABC vs all
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an abbrev, it's “ABC”; for an adjective, it's “all”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “ABC” entry
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