AllanvsallesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Allan is a noun, alles is a pronoun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Allan and alles apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
Allan
5 ch
alles

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

  • Allanalaln · allann · allna · lalan
  • allesalels · ales · alless · allse · lales

Frequency comparison

Allan#10,826
alles#49,287

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Allan" and "alles" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Allan" is a noun and "alles" a pronoun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Allan" or "alles"?
"Allan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,826 in our Portuguese list, against #49,287 for "alles". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Allan vs alles

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Allan”; for a pronoun, it's “alles”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Allan” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list