Which to use
“polled” and “potted” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,621
- “polled” frequency rank
- #31,298
- “potted” frequency rank
- 52919
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | polled | potted |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of poll | simple past and past participle of pot |
Letter map: polled vs potted
Shared letters muted; letters that set polled and potted apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Spelling & dictionary notes on polled vs potted
polled and potted 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52919, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
polled is recorded at frequency rank #21,621, classified as averb, pronounced /pəʊld/. potted is at rank #31,298, tagged as averb.
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 52919, this pair ranks #153,111 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of polled vs potted
Shared letters: deop. Private to "polled": l. Private to "potted": t.
"polled" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "potted" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "polled" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "potted" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #153,111 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "polled" and "potted" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "plied vs polled". 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 #153,111 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.