Is "alot" one word?
No. It is always two words: a lot. "Alot" is a common typo, not a variant.
A little morei
Even careful writers fuse the two words together in quick drafts. But no major dictionary accepts alot — it is treated as an error. The safer word is also almost always the better one: many, several, or a specific count reads sharper than a lot.
The full entryii
Misused
Alot vs. A Lot
'Alot' is not a word. 'A lot' is always two words.
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