# polar

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈpəʊ.lə/ · frequency rank #7,594

## Definitions
1. Of or having a pole or polarity, as:
2. Of or having a pole or polarity, as:
3. Of or having a pole or polarity, as:
4. Of or having a pole or polarity, as:
5. Of or having a pole or polarity, as:
6. Of or having a pole or polarity, as:

## Etymology
From Late Latin polāris, equivalent to pole + -ar.

## Easily confused with
- **poor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polar-vs-poor)
- **poll** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polar-vs-poll)
- **pole** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polar-vs-pole)
- **pour** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polar-vs-pour)
- **polo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polar-vs-polo)
- **Polk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polar-vs-polk)
- **power** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polar-vs-power)
- **polls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polar-vs-polls)
- **poles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polar-vs-poles)
- **Polly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polar-vs-polly)
- **polio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polar-vs-polio)
- **polka** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polar-vs-polka)
- **poser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polar-vs-poser)
- **poplar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polar-vs-poplar)
- **pulsar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polar-vs-pulsar)
- **popular** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polar-vs-popular)
- **Pollard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polar-vs-pollard)
- **Polaris** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polar-vs-polaris)
- **par** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/par-vs-polar)
- **pol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pol-vs-polar)

## Common misspellings (7)
`oplar`, `ploar`, `poalr`, `polarr`, `pollar`, `polra`, `ppolar`

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