# polio

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpəʊljəʊ/ · frequency rank #20,461

## Definitions
1. Abbreviation of poliomyelitis.
2. A person who has poliomyelitis.

## Etymology
First element of polio(myelitis).

## Easily confused with
- **poo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polio-vs-poo)
- **poll** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polio-vs-poll)
- **polo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polio-vs-polo)
- **Polk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polio-vs-polk)
- **polls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polio-vs-polls)
- **Porto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polio-vs-porto)
- **Polly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polio-vs-polly)
- **porno** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polio-vs-porno)
- **polka** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polio-vs-polka)
- **posit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polio-vs-posit)
- **Polish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polio-vs-polish)
- **polite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polio-vs-polite)
- **potion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polio-vs-potion)
- **polity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polio-vs-polity)
- **pol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pol-vs-polio)
- **poi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poi-vs-polio)
- **pole** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pole-vs-polio)
- **pogo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pogo-vs-polio)
- **Pali** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pali-vs-polio)
- **polar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polar-vs-polio)

## Common misspellings (6)
`oplio`, `ploio`, `poilo`, `pollio`, `poloi`, `ppolio`

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