Which to use
“Alan” is a noun and “away” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,247
- “Alan” frequency rank
- #8,429
- “away” frequency rank
- 11676
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Alan | away |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | prenome masculino | longe, distante, remoto |
Letter map: Alan vs away
Shared letters muted; letters that set Alan and away apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for Alan / away
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Alan is anoun and awayanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11676, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Alan is recorded at frequency rank #3,247, classified as anoun. away is at rank #8,429, tagged as anadj, pronounced /əˈweɪ/.
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 11676, this pair ranks #61,124 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Alan vs away
Shared letters: a. Private to "Alan": ln. Private to "away": wy.
"Alan" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "away" · 4 letters · shape VCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Alan" and "away" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Alan" vs "away" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "Alan" and "away". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "Alan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "away" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,124 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Alan" and "away" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "atar vs away". 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 #61,124 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.