allesvsalterConfusable pair

Which to use

“alles” and “alter” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#49,287
“alles” frequency rank
#23,189
“alter” frequency rank
72476
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature alles alter
Definition tudo, todos outro (dentre dois)

Letter map: alles vs alter

Shared letters muted; letters that set alles and alter apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
alles
5 ch
alter

Spelling & dictionary notes on alles vs alter

alles and alter are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72476, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

alles is recorded at frequency rank #49,287, classified as apron. alter is at rank #23,189, 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 72476, this pair ranks #3,039 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of alles vs alter

Shared letters: ael. Private to "alles": s. Private to "alter": rt.

"alles" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC  ·  "alter" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • allesalels · ales · alless · allse · lales
  • alteraletr · allter · alterr · altre · altter · atler

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "alles" and "alter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "alles" or "alter"?
"alter" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,189 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.

What to do next

You've compared "alles" and "alter". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "alles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "alter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #3,039 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "alles" and "alter" 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 #3,039 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