Which to use
“ah” is an intj and “all” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #640
- “ah” frequency rank
- #2,001
- “all” frequency rank
- 2641
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ah | all |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | exprime admiração | todo |
Letter map: ah vs all
Shared letters muted; letters that set ah and all apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for ah / all
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ah is anintj and allanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2641, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ah is recorded at frequency rank #640, classified as anintj. 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 2641, this pair ranks #72,682 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ah vs all
Shared letters: a. Private to "ah": h. Private to "all": l.
"ah" · 2 letters · shape VC · "all" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ah" and "all" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ah" or "all"?
What to do next
Pair "ah" vs "all" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "ah" 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 #72,682 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ah" and "all" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acs vs all". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #72,682 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.