alright

UK: /ˌɔːlˈraɪt/ US: /ɔlˈraɪt/ ,(ôl rīt′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

al•right /ɔlˈraɪt/   adv., adj. 

1. Pronouns all right.

Usage

Alright is used in informal writing, but all right is preferred in formal, edited writing.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

al•right  (ôl rīt′), adv. 

1. Pronouns all right.

Usage

The form alright as a one-word spelling of the phrase all right in all of its senses probably arose by analogy with such words as already and altogether. Although alright is a common spelling in written dialogue and in other types of informal writing, all right is used in more formal, edited writing.

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alright / ɔːlˈraɪt/ adverb , sentence_substitute , adjective

1. a variant spelling of all right

USAGE
The form alright, though very common, is still considered by many people to be wrong or less acceptable than all right