Which to use
“polls” and “pulls” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,081
- “polls” frequency rank
- #7,047
- “pulls” frequency rank
- 13128
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | polls | pulls |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of poll | plural of pull |
Letter map: polls vs pulls
Shared letters muted; letters that set polls and pulls apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Spelling & dictionary notes on polls vs pulls
polls and pulls 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 differ by a single letter - o in “polls” becomes u in “pulls”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13128, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
polls is recorded at frequency rank #6,081, classified as anoun. pulls is at rank #7,047, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pʊlz/.
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 13128, this pair ranks #477,617 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of polls vs pulls
Shared letters: lps. Private to "polls": o. Private to "pulls": u.
"polls" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "pulls" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "polls" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pulls" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #477,617 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "polls" and "pulls" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Pallas vs pulls". 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 #477,617 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.