Pol

[poːl]

/[poːl]/ noun

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The verdict

“Pol” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #5,751) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#5,751
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einer der beiden Endpunkte der Erdachse; auch bei anderen Himmelskörpern, die sich um die eigene Achse drehen; oder auch von der Erde (ggf. auch von einem anderen Himmelskörper) aus gesehen, der nö...

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Index DE-pol · Pol · German

Pol · rank #5,751 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,751
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Platten

Nearest frequency peer: Platten (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Pol”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Pol” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Pol vs PS
33% similar
Pol vs Pr
33% similar
Pol vs PV
33% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Pol
PropertyValue
HeadwordPol
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[poːl]
Letters3
Frequency rank#5,751
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Pol” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Polliegt hier:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Platten“ (#5,750), „Pressemitteilung“ (#5,752), „Partien“ (#5,749). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Pol is neighbouring look-alikes ("PS", "Pr", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [poːl]. Frequency #5,751 among 3,409 “P” headwords. 5 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Pol, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "PS", "Pr", "PV", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Pol, spelled P-O-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    einer der beiden Endpunkte der Erdachse; auch bei anderen Himmelskörpern, die sich um die eigene Achse drehen; oder auch von der Erde (ggf. auch von einem anderen Himmelskörper) aus gesehen, der nördliche/südliche Himmelspol
  2. 2
    einer der beiden Austrittspunkte einer Stromquelle
  3. 3
    analog zu [2] ein Kraftpunkt oder Kraftfeldbereich in einem Magnetfeld
  4. 4
    einer von zwei Punkten mit einander gegenüberliegenden Eigenschaften
  5. 5
    ein besonders ausgezeichneter Punkt mit besonderer Lage oder besonderer Bedeutung, die über einen längeren Zeitraum relativ fest ist oder fest erscheint

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Pol appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Bei der Bezeichnung der magnetischen Pole ist Vorsicht geboten: Der magnetische Nordpol der Erde liegt gegenwärtig nahe beim geographischen Südpol.
  2. Verbindet man beide Pole eines Akkumulators mit einem Draht, so wird der Kurzschlussstrom vor allem durch den Innenwiderstand des Akkumulators begrenzt.

Synonyms

Magnetpol

Antonyms

Gegenpol

This word in other languages

pole(English)polo(Español)pôle(Français)polo(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Pol"?
"Pol" is spelled P-O-L. The IPA pronunciation is [poːl].
What does "Pol" mean?
As a noun, "Pol" means: einer der beiden Endpunkte der Erdachse; auch bei anderen Himmelskörpern, die sich um die eigene Achse drehen; oder auch von der Erde (ggf. auch von einem anderen Himmelskörper) aus gesehen, der nö...
What words are commonly confused with "Pol"?
"Pol" is commonly confused with "PS", "Pr", "PV". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Pol"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pol" is [poːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pol" come from?
"Pol" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Pol", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

I'm#5,721get#5,715BRD#5,687DNA#5,817

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list