Which to use
“pol” and “polls” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,561
- “pol” frequency rank
- #6,081
- “polls” frequency rank
- 22642
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pol | polls |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A politician. | plural of poll |
Letter map: pol vs polls
Shared letters muted; letters that set pol and polls apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & dictionary notes on pol vs polls
pol and polls are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “pol” sits inside “polls”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22642, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pol is recorded at frequency rank #16,561, classified as anoun, pronounced /pɑl/. polls is at rank #6,081, tagged as anoun.
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 22642, this pair ranks #415,083 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pol vs polls
Shared letters: lop. Private to "pol": -. Private to "polls": s.
"pol" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "polls" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- polls ← oplls · plols · pollss · pols · polsl · ppolls
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pol" for "polls" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pol" vs "polls" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "pol" and "polls".
- Full dictionary entry for "pol" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "polls" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #415,083 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pol" and "polls" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pol vs PPA". 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 #415,083 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.