Which to use
“all” is an adjective and “alles” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,001
- “all” frequency rank
- #49,287
- “alles” frequency rank
- 51288
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | all | alles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | todo | tudo, todos |
Letter map: all vs alles
Shared letters muted; letters that set all and alles apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - all and alles
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: all is anadjective and allesapronoun. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “all” sits inside “alles”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51288, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
all is recorded at frequency rank #2,001, classified as anadj. 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 51288, this pair ranks #13,721 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of all vs alles
Shared letters: al. Private to "all": -. Private to "alles": es.
"all" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "alles" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- alles ← alels · ales · alless · allse · lales
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "all" and "alles" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "all" or "alles" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "all" and "alles".
- Full dictionary entry for "all" 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 #13,721 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "all" 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 #13,721 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.