Which to use
“alas” is a noun and “alles” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,688
- “alas” frequency rank
- #49,287
- “alles” frequency rank
- 66975
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alas | alles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | forma plural de ala: | tudo, todos |
Letter map: alas vs alles
Shared letters muted; letters that set alas and alles apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. alas runs 4 letters (VCVC) against alles's 5 (VCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - alas and alles
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: alas is anoun and allesapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66975, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alas is recorded at frequency rank #17,688, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈa.lɐs/. alles is at rank #49,287, tagged as apron.
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 66975, this pair ranks #4,785 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alas vs alles
Shared letters: als. Private to "alas": -. Private to "alles": e.
"alas" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "alles" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "alas" and "alles" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "alas" or "alles"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "alas" and "alles".
- Full dictionary entry for "alas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "alles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,785 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alas" and "alles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alce vs alles". 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 #4,785 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.