# Pollard

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈpɒl.əd/ · frequency rank #21,620

## Definitions
1. A surname transferred from the nickname.
2. A town in Escambia County, Alabama, United States.
3. A minor city in Clay County, Arkansas, United States.
4. An unincorporated community in Victoria Township, Rice County, Kansas, United States.

## Etymology
From Middle English poll (“head”) + the pejorative suffix -ard (“person characterized by or associated with something, often in a negative way”). The suffix has the same meaning as in drunkard and coward.

## Easily confused with
- **polled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pollard-vs-polled)
- **poplar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pollard-vs-poplar)
- **polar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polar-vs-pollard)
- **Poland** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poland-vs-pollard)
- **pillar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pillar-vs-pollard)
- **pillars** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pillars-vs-pollard)

## Common misspellings (9)
`opllard`, `plolard`, `polalrd`, `polard`, `polladr`, `pollardd`, `pollarrd`, `pollrad`, `ppollard`

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