Which to use
“polls” is a noun and “pull” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,081
- “polls” frequency rank
- #1,611
- “pull” frequency rank
- 7692
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | polls | pull |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of poll | To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force. |
Letter map: polls vs pull
Shared letters muted; letters that set polls and pull apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - polls and pull
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: polls is anoun and pullaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7692, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
polls is recorded at frequency rank #6,081, classified as anoun. pull is at rank #1,611, tagged as averb, pronounced /pʊl/.
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 7692, this pair ranks #505,999 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of polls vs pull
Shared letters: lp. Private to "polls": os. Private to "pull": u.
"polls" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "pull" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "polls" and "pull" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "polls" or "pull" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "polls" and "pull".
- Full dictionary entry for "polls" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pull" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #505,999 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "polls" and "pull" 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 #505,999 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.