Which to use
“Allan” is a noun and “alles” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,826
- “Allan” frequency rank
- #49,287
- “alles” frequency rank
- 60113
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Allan | alles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | prenome masculino | tudo, todos |
Letter map: Allan vs alles
Shared letters muted; letters that set Allan and alles apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. Allan and alles follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - Allan and alles
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Allan is anoun and allesapronoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60113, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Allan is recorded at frequency rank #10,826, classified as anoun. 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 60113, this pair ranks #7,839 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Allan vs alles
Shared letters: al. Private to "Allan": n. Private to "alles": es.
"Allan" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "alles" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Allan" and "alles" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Allan" vs "alles" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Allan" and "alles".
- Full dictionary entry for "Allan" 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 #7,839 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Allan" 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 #7,839 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.