Which to use
“age” is a verb and “all” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,692
- “age” frequency rank
- #2,001
- “all” frequency rank
- 6693
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | age | all |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | envelhecer | todo |
Letter map: age vs all
Shared letters muted; letters that set age and all apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Role in the sentence - age and all
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: age 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 6693, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
age is recorded at frequency rank #4,692, 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 6693, this pair ranks #67,677 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of age vs all
Shared letters: a. Private to "age": eg. Private to "all": l.
"age" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "all" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "age" and "all" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "age" or "all" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "age" and "all".
- Full dictionary entry for "age" 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 #67,677 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "age" and "all" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acs vs age". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #67,677 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.