polla

[ˈpoʝa]

/[ˈpoʝa]/ noun

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The verdict

“polla” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #8,568) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#8,568
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hembra del pollo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-polla · polla · Spanish

polla · rank #8,568 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,568
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pinto

Nearest frequency peer: pinto (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “polla”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “polla” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

polla vs polo
60% similar
polla vs popa
60% similar
polla vs pool
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for polla
PropertyValue
Headwordpolla
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpoʝa]
Letters5
Frequency rank#8,568
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “polla”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.pollacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “pinto” (#8,567), “permisos” (#8,566), “previas” (#8,570). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “polla” va en #8,568. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for polla is neighbouring look-alikes ("polo", "popa", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈpoʝa]. Frequency #8,568 among 6,028 “P” headwords. 10 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for polla, with forms such as "oplla", "plola", and "polal". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "polo", "popa", "pool", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is polla, spelled P-O-L-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hembra del pollo.
  2. 2
    Apuesta, principalmente la que se hace en una carrera de caballos.
  3. 3
    Carrera de caballos donde ocurre una polla₂.
  4. 4
    Juego público de azar, en que se dan a la venta billetes numerados de los cuales se premian varios.
  5. 5
    Pene.
  6. 6
    Apunte que se lleva a los exámenes para copiar.
  7. 7
    Bebida hecha con leche, huevos y canela, y a la que a veces se le añade licor.
  8. 8
    Flema causada por la irritación de los bronquios, que se libera por la tos.
  9. 9
    Mujer joven.
  10. 10
    Cantidad que el perdedor de una mano debe adelantar para la siguiente en algunos juegos de naipes.

Synonyms

lotería nacionalloteríachuletamachetetorpedoesputo

This word in other languages

pullet(English)gallinule poule d'eau(Français)Henne(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • oplla
  • plola
  • polal
  • ppolla

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of polla - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

oplla2plola2polal2ppolla1
Edit distance from "polla"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "polla"?
"polla" is spelled P-O-L-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpoʝa].
What does "polla" mean?
As a noun, "polla" means: Hembra del pollo.
What words are commonly confused with "polla"?
"polla" is commonly confused with "polo", "popa", "pool". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "polla"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "polla" is [ˈpoʝa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "polla" come from?
"polla" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "polla", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pinto#8,567party#8,562shock#8,589libra#8,546

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list