Which to use
“alla” is a contraction and “alles” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,313
- “alla” frequency rank
- #49,287
- “alles” frequency rank
- 85600
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alla | alles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | na | tudo, todos |
Letter map: alla vs alles
Shared letters muted; letters that set alla and alles apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. alla runs 4 letters (VCCV) against alles's 5 (VCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: alla vs alles
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: alla is acontraction and allesapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85600, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alla is recorded at frequency rank #36,313, classified as acontraction. 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 85600, this pair ranks #672 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alla vs alles
Shared letters: al. Private to "alla": -. Private to "alles": es.
"alla" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "alles" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "alla" and "alles" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "alla" or "alles" show up more?
After this comparison
You've compared "alla" and "alles". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "alla" 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 #672 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alla" 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 #672 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.