Which to use
“polls” and “posts” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,081
- “polls” frequency rank
- #2,265
- “posts” frequency rank
- 8346
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | polls | posts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of poll | plural of post |
Letter map: polls vs posts
Shared letters muted; letters that set polls and posts apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & dictionary notes on polls vs posts
polls and posts 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 8346, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
polls is recorded at frequency rank #6,081, classified as anoun. posts is at rank #2,265, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pəʊsts/.
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 8346, this pair ranks #502,960 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of polls vs posts
Shared letters: ops. Private to "polls": l. Private to "posts": t.
"polls" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "posts" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "polls" and "posts" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "polls" or "posts"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "polls" and "posts".
- Full dictionary entry for "polls" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "posts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #502,960 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "polls" and "posts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Pallas vs polls". 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 #502,960 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.