afivsallConfusable pair

Quick tell: afi is a noun, all is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“afi” is a noun and “all” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#41,804
“afi” frequency rank
#2,001
“all” frequency rank
43805
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature afi all
Definition avô. todo

Letter map: afi vs all

Shared letters muted; letters that set afi and all apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch
afi
3 ch
all

Role in the sentence - afi and all

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: afi is anoun and allanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43805, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

afi is recorded at frequency rank #41,804, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈaːvɪ], Plural: [ˈaːvar̥]. 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 43805, this pair ranks #21,779 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of afi vs all

Shared letters: a. Private to "afi": fi. Private to "all": l.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "afi" and "all" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "afi" is a noun and "all" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "afi" or "all"?
"all" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,001 in our Portuguese list, against #41,804 for "afi". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "afi" and "all".

  • Full dictionary entry for "afi" 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 #21,779 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "afi" and "all" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acs vs afi". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #21,779 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list