# Polly vs pull

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Polly
*name · IPA /ˈpɒli/ · frequency rank #17,210*
A female given name from Hebrew.

### pull
*verb · IPA /pʊl/ · frequency rank #1,611*
To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polly-vs-pull