Which to use
“all” is an adjective and “ally” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,001
- “all” frequency rank
- #15,249
- “ally” frequency rank
- 17250
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | all | ally |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | todo | aliado: |
Letter map: all vs ally
Shared letters muted; letters that set all and ally apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - all and ally
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: all is anadjective and allyanoun. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “all” sits inside “ally”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17250, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
all is recorded at frequency rank #2,001, classified as anadj. ally is at rank #15,249, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈæ.laɪ/.
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 17250, this pair ranks #54,048 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of all vs ally
Shared letters: al. Private to "all": -. Private to "ally": y.
"all" · 3 letters · shape VCC · "ally" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ally ← allyy · aly · alyl · laly
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "all" for "ally" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "all" or "ally" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "all" and "ally".
- Full dictionary entry for "all" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ally" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,048 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "all" and "ally" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alles vs ally". 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 #54,048 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.