Which to use
“Alan” is a noun and “all” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,247
- “Alan” frequency rank
- #2,001
- “all” frequency rank
- 5248
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Alan | all |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | prenome masculino | todo |
Letter map: Alan vs all
Shared letters muted; letters that set Alan and all apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for Alan / all
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Alan is anoun and allanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5248, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Alan is recorded at frequency rank #3,247, classified as anoun. 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 5248, this pair ranks #69,415 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Alan vs all
Shared letters: al. Private to "Alan": n. Private to "all": -.
"Alan" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "all" · 3 letters · shape VCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Alan ← aaln · alann · alna · laan
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Alan" and "all" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Alan" or "all"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Alan" and "all".
- Full dictionary entry for "Alan" 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 #69,415 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Alan" and "all" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Alan vs alce". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #69,415 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.