Which to use
“palm” and “poll” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,649
- “palm” frequency rank
- #38,341
- “poll” frequency rank
- 56990
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | palm | poll |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | innere Fläche der Hand, zwischen Handwurzel und Fingern; Mittelhand, Handfläche | die Laus |
Where the eye mixes palm and poll
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between palm and poll
A purely visual mix-up. palm ([pɑːm]) and poll ([poʎ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56990, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
palm is recorded at frequency rank #18,649, classified as anoun, pronounced [pɑːm]. poll is at rank #38,341, tagged as anoun, pronounced [poʎ].
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 56990, this pair ranks #918,837 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of palm vs poll
Shared letters: lp. Private to "palm": am. Private to "poll": o.
"palm" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "poll" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "palm" for "poll" ever safe?
Frequency check: "palm" vs "poll" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "palm" and "poll" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "palm" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "poll" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #918,837 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "palm" and "poll" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "PoC vs poll". 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 #918,837 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.