poles

/pəʊlz/

//pəʊlz// noun

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"poles" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“poles” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #8,591. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,591
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of pole

Corpus desk

Index EN-poles · poles · English

poles · rank #8,591 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,591
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH pointless

Nearest frequency peer: pointless (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “poles”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “poles” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

poles vs pos
60% similar
poles vs pope
60% similar
poles vs poll
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for poles
PropertyValue
Headwordpoles
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pəʊlz/
Letters5
Frequency rank#8,591
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “poles”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).poleslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “pointless” (#8,590), “PL” (#8,589), “prompted” (#8,593). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “poles” is #8,591. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around poles (IPA /pəʊlz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,591 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of pole".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for poles, with forms such as "oples", "ploes", and "poels". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pos", "pope", "poll", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is poles, spelled P-O-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of pole

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how poles appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The distance between the poles was three feet.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oples
  • ploes
  • poels
  • poless
  • polles
  • polse
  • ppoles

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of poles - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

oples2ploes2poels2poless1polles1polse2ppoles1
Edit distance from "poles"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "poles"?
"poles" is spelled P-O-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /pəʊlz/.
What does "poles" mean?
As a noun, "poles" means: plural of pole
What words are commonly confused with "poles"?
"poles" is commonly confused with "pos", "pope", "poll". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "poles"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "poles" is /pəʊlz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "poles" come from?
"poles" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "poles", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

masks#8,575shiny#8,607spoon#8,611leaks#8,567

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

robbed7 variantsthief7 variantskarma7 variantsYemen7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list