Which to use
“polls” is a noun and “pos” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,081
- “polls” frequency rank
- #11,268
- “pos” frequency rank
- 17349
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | polls | pos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of poll | Clipping of positive. |
Letter map: polls vs pos
Shared letters muted; letters that set polls and pos apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - polls and pos
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: polls is anoun and posanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17349, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
polls is recorded at frequency rank #6,081, classified as anoun. pos is at rank #11,268, tagged as anadj, pronounced /pɒz/.
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 17349, this pair ranks #451,988 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of polls vs pos
Shared letters: ops. Private to "polls": l. Private to "pos": -.
"polls" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "pos" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- polls ← oplls · plols · pollss · pols · polsl · ppolls
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "polls" and "pos" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "polls" or "pos"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "polls" and "pos".
- Full dictionary entry for "polls" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #451,988 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "polls" and "pos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pos vs PPA". 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 #451,988 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.