allvsaufConfusable pair

Quick tell: all is a adjective, auf is an adverb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“all” is an adjective and “auf” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,001
“all” frequency rank
#42,318
“auf” frequency rank
44319
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature all auf
Definition todo aberto

Letter map: all vs auf

Shared letters muted; letters that set all and auf apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch
all
3 ch
auf

Role in the sentence - all and auf

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: all is anadjective and aufanadverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44319, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

all is recorded at frequency rank #2,001, classified as anadj. auf is at rank #42,318, tagged as anadv, pronounced /aʊ̯f/.

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 44319, this pair ranks #21,179 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of all vs auf

Shared letters: a. Private to "all": l. Private to "auf": fu.

"all" · 3 letters · shape VCC  ·  "auf" · 3 letters · shape VVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "all" and "auf" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "all" is an adjective and "auf" an adverb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "all" or "auf"?
"all" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,001 in our Portuguese list, against #42,318 for "auf". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Pair "all" vs "auf" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "all" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "auf" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #21,179 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "all" and "auf" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "acs vs auf". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #21,179 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list