# dipole

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdʌɪpəʊl/ · frequency rank #36,522

## Definitions
1. Any object (such as a magnet, polar molecule or antenna) that is oppositely charged at two points (or poles).
2. Any molecule or radical that has delocalised positive and negative charges.
3. A dipole antenna.

## Etymology
From di- + pole.

## Easily confused with
- **dole** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dipole-vs-dole)
- **dispose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dipole-vs-dispose)
- **diode** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diode-vs-dipole)
- **dimple** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dimple-vs-dipole)
- **depose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/depose-vs-dipole)
- **dingle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dingle-vs-dipole)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ddipole`, `diople`, `diploe`, `dipoel`, `dipolle`, `dippole`, `dpiole`, `idpole`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dipole