Which to use
“act” is a verb and “all” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,948
- “act” frequency rank
- #2,001
- “all” frequency rank
- 11949
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | act | all |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | agir | todo |
Letter map: act vs all
Shared letters muted; letters that set act and all apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Role in the sentence - act and all
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: act is averb and allanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11949, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
act is recorded at frequency rank #9,948, classified as averb. 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 11949, this pair ranks #60,778 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of act vs all
Shared letters: a. Private to "act": ct. Private to "all": l.
"act" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "all" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "act" for "all" ever safe?
Frequency check: "act" vs "all" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "act" vs "all" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "act" 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 #60,778 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "act" and "all" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acs vs act". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #60,778 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.