# polka

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɒl.kə/ · frequency rank #22,472

## Definitions
1. A lively dance originating in Bohemia.
2. The music for this dance.
3. A polka jacket.

## Etymology
Via French and German from Czech polka, variant of půlka (“half”) as in "half-step"; see půl (“half”).

## Easily confused with
- **poll** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polka-vs-poll)
- **pork** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polka-vs-pork)
- **polo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polka-vs-polo)
- **polls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polka-vs-polls)
- **Polly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polka-vs-polly)
- **porta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polka-vs-porta)
- **pooja** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polka-vs-pooja)
- **porky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polka-vs-porky)
- **poppa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polka-vs-poppa)
- **pol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pol-vs-polka)
- **PLA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pla-vs-polka)
- **poa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poa-vs-polka)
- **pole** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pole-vs-polka)
- **plea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plea-vs-polka)
- **poke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poke-vs-polka)
- **Polk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polk-vs-polka)
- **pala** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pala-vs-polka)
- **pika** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pika-vs-polka)
- **polar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polar-vs-polka)
- **poles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poles-vs-polka)

## Common misspellings (7)
`oplka`, `ploka`, `pokla`, `polak`, `polkka`, `pollka`, `ppolka`

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