# Polanski vs pulaski

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Polanski
*name · frequency rank #42,343*
A surname from Polish.

### pulaski
*noun · IPA /pʊˈlæski/ · frequency rank #33,807*
A double-ended fire-fighting tool, usually long-handled, and having an ax-blade on one side and a mattock-blade on the other.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polanski-vs-pulaski