# poles vs pose

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### poles
*noun · IPA /pəʊlz/ · frequency rank #8,591*
plural of pole

### pose
*noun · IPA /poʊz/ · frequency rank #6,084*
Common cold, head cold; catarrh.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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