Which to use
“polices” and “ponies” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,829
- “polices” frequency rank
- #19,942
- “ponies” frequency rank
- 62771
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | polices | ponies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of police (“police officer”) | Horsepower. |
Letter map: polices vs ponies
Shared letters muted; letters that set polices and ponies apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. polices runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against ponies's 6 (CVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: polices and ponies
polices and ponies 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62771, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
polices is recorded at frequency rank #42,829, classified as anoun, pronounced /pəˈliːsɪz/. ponies is at rank #19,942, 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 62771, this pair ranks #86,603 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of polices vs ponies
Shared letters: eiops. Private to "polices": cl. Private to "ponies": n.
"polices" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "ponies" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "polices" for "ponies" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "polices" or "ponies" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "polices" and "ponies".
- Full dictionary entry for "polices" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ponies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #86,603 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "polices" and "ponies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "plies vs polices". 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 #86,603 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.