allesvsatlasWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

“alles” is a pronoun and “atlas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#49,287
“alles” frequency rank
#6,982
“atlas” frequency rank
56269
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature alles atlas
Definition tudo, todos publicação constituída por uma coleção de mapas ou de cartas geográficas

Where the spellings diverge

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

5 ch
alles
5 ch
atlas

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: alles is apronoun and atlasanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56269, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

alles is recorded at frequency rank #49,287, classified as apron. atlas is at rank #6,982, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈa.tlɐʃ/.

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 56269, this pair ranks #10,066 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of alles vs atlas

Shared letters: als. Private to "alles": e. Private to "atlas": t.

"alles" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC  ·  "atlas" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • allesalels · ales · alless · allse · lales
  • atlasaltas · atals · atlass · atllas · atlsa · attlas · talas

Frequency comparison

alles#49,287
atlas#6,982

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "alles" and "atlas" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "alles" is a pronoun and "atlas" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "alles" or "atlas"?
"atlas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,982 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 atlas

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 “atlas”.
  • 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