# poll vs polled

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### poll
*noun · IPA /pɔl/ · frequency rank #3,969*
A survey of people, usually statistically analyzed to gauge wider public opinion.

### polled
*verb · IPA /pəʊld/ · frequency rank #21,621*
simple past and past participle of poll

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