pollitos

[poˈʝit̪os]

/[poˈʝit̪os]/ noun

The verdict

“pollitos” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #43,182 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#43,182
frequency rank, Spanish
8
letters
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del plural de pollito.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

pollitos vs pollos
75% similar
pollitos vs poquitos
75% similar
pollitos vs palitos
75% similar

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

Key facts for pollitos
PropertyValue
Headwordpollitos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[poˈʝit̪os]
Letters8
Frequency rank#43,182
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pollitos” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). pollitos lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for pollitos is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [poˈʝit̪os]. Corpus data places it at rank #43,182 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Forma del plural de pollito.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for pollitos, with forms such as "opllitos", "plolitos", and "poliltos". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "pollos", "poquitos", "palitos", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is pollitos, spelled P-O-L-L-I-T-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de pollito.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: opllitos,plolitos,poliltos,politos,polliots,pollitoss,pollitso,pollittos,polltios,ppollitos

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pollitos - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

opllitos2plolitos2poliltos2politos1polliots2pollitoss1pollitso2pollittos1
Edit distance from "pollitos"

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 "pollitos"?
"pollitos" is spelled P-O-L-L-I-T-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [poˈʝit̪os].
What does "pollitos" mean?
As a noun, "pollitos" means: Forma del plural de pollito.
What words are commonly confused with "pollitos"?
"pollitos" is commonly confused with "pollos", "poquitos", "palitos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pollitos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pollitos" is [poˈʝit̪os]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pollitos" come from?
"pollitos" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “pollitos”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is P-O-L-L-I-T-O-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [poˈʝit̪os] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “pollos” - see the side-by-side comparison. pollitos vs pollos
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list