# pollen

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɒlən/ · frequency rank #15,680

## Definitions
1. A fine, granular substance produced in flowers.
2. Pollen grains (microspores) produced in the anthers of flowering plants.
3. Fine powder in general, fine flour.

## Etymology
From Latin pollen (“fine flour”). Used by Linnaeus in the 18th century to describe the spores produced in the anthers of flowers.

## Easily confused with
- **polls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pollen-vs-polls)
- **Polly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pollen-vs-polly)
- **Poole** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pollen-vs-poole)
- **pulled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pollen-vs-pulled)
- **pooled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pollen-vs-pooled)
- **pulley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pollen-vs-pulley)
- **puller** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pollen-vs-puller)
- **poll** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poll-vs-pollen)
- **pole** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pole-vs-pollen)
- **poles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poles-vs-pollen)
- **polled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polled-vs-pollen)
- **pallet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pallet-vs-pollen)
- **pellet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pellet-vs-pollen)

## Common misspellings (7)
`opllen`, `plolen`, `poleln`, `polen`, `pollenn`, `pollne`, `ppollen`

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