Which to use
“alles” is a pronoun and “anões” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,287
- “alles” frequency rank
- #14,281
- “anões” frequency rank
- 63568
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | alles | anões |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tudo, todos | plural de anão |
Letter map: alles vs anões
Shared letters muted; letters that set alles and anões apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. alles (VCCVC) and anões (VCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: alles vs anões
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: alles is apronoun and anõesanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63568, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
alles is recorded at frequency rank #49,287, classified as apron. anões is at rank #14,281, tagged as anoun.
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 63568, this pair ranks #6,134 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of alles vs anões
Shared letters: aes. Private to "alles": l. Private to "anões": nõ.
"alles" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "anões" · 5 letters · shape VCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- alles ← alels · ales · alless · allse · lales
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "alles" and "anões" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "alles" or "anões" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "alles" and "anões".
- Full dictionary entry for "alles" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "anões" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,134 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "alles" and "anões" 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 #6,134 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.