Which to use
“ago” is an adverb and “all” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,434
- “ago” frequency rank
- #2,001
- “all” frequency rank
- 11435
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ago | all |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | há, atrás – adj | todo |
Letter map: ago vs all
Shared letters muted; letters that set ago and all apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Role in the sentence - ago and all
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ago is anadverb and allanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11435, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ago is recorded at frequency rank #9,434, classified as anadv, pronounced /əˈɡəʊ/. 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 11435, this pair ranks #61,398 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ago vs all
Shared letters: a. Private to "ago": go. Private to "all": l.
"ago" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "all" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ago" and "all" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ago" or "all"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "ago" and "all".
- Full dictionary entry for "ago" 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 #61,398 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ago" and "all" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acs vs ago". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #61,398 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.