Which to use
“ale” is a noun and “alles” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,419
- “ale” frequency rank
- #49,287
- “alles” frequency rank
- 66706
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ale | alles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | reflexo da lua na água | tudo, todos |
Letter map: ale vs alles
Shared letters muted; letters that set ale and alles apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - ale and alles
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ale is anoun and allesapronoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66706, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ale is recorded at frequency rank #17,419, classified as anoun, pronounced /a.ˈle/. 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 66706, this pair ranks #4,891 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ale vs alles
Shared letters: ael. Private to "ale": -. Private to "alles": s.
"ale" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "alles" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- alles ← alels · ales · alless · allse · lales
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "ale" 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 #4,891 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ale" 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 #4,891 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.