# polio vs Polk

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### polio
*noun · IPA /ˈpəʊljəʊ/ · frequency rank #20,461*
Abbreviation of poliomyelitis.

### Polk
*name · frequency rank #21,619*
A surname.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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