Which to use
“all” is an adjective and “Allan” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,001
- “all” frequency rank
- #10,826
- “Allan” frequency rank
- 12827
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | all | Allan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | todo | prenome masculino |
Letter map: all vs Allan
Shared letters muted; letters that set all and Allan apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for all / Allan
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: all is anadjective and Allananoun. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “all” sits inside “Allan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12827, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
all is recorded at frequency rank #2,001, classified as anadj. Allan is at rank #10,826, tagged as anoun.
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 12827, this pair ranks #59,651 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of all vs Allan
Shared letters: al. Private to "all": -. Private to "Allan": n.
"all" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "Allan" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Allan ← alaln · allann · allna · lalan
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "all" and "Allan" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "all" or "Allan"?
Useful next steps
You've compared "all" and "Allan". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "all" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Allan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,651 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "all" and "Allan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Allan 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 #59,651 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.