# polices

> English word · Noun · IPA /pəˈliːsɪz/ · frequency rank #42,829

## Definitions
1. plural of police (“police officer”)

## Etymology
From police + -s.

## Easily confused with
- **policy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polices-vs-policy)
- **prices** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polices-vs-prices)
- **polite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polices-vs-polite)
- **ponies** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polices-vs-ponies)
- **policies** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polices-vs-policies)
- **poles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poles-vs-polices)
- **plies** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plies-vs-polices)
- **police** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/police-vs-polices)
- **places** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/places-vs-polices)
- **palaces** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palaces-vs-polices)

## Common misspellings (10)
`oplices`, `ploices`, `poilces`, `polcies`, `policces`, `policess`, `policse`, `poliecs`, `pollices`, `ppolices`

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