allesvsanõesWhat's the difference?

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

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

Where the spellings diverge

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

5 ch
alles
5 ch
anões

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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": .

"alles" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC  ·  "anões" · 5 letters · shape VCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • allesalels · ales · alless · allse · lales

Frequency comparison

alles#49,287
anões#14,281

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "alles" and "anões" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "alles" is a pronoun and "anões" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "alles" or "anões"?
"anões" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,281 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 alles vs anões

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a pronoun, it's “alles”; for a noun, it's “anões”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “alles” 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