# pelar vs polar

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### pelar
*verb · IPA [peˈlaɾ] · frequency rank #23,534*
Quitar el pelo o la piel a algo.

### polar
*adjective · IPA [poˈlaɾ] · frequency rank #11,472*
Propio o relativo de un polo.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/pelar-vs-polar