pogovspolloTell them apart

Which to use

“pogo” and “pollo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#46,128
“pogo” frequency rank
#3,435
“pollo” frequency rank
49563
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pogo pollo
Definition Dispositivo de recreación que permite hacer saltos a partir de un mecanismo que hace de resorte. Ejemplar juvenil de un ave, en especial de la gallina.

Where the eye mixes pogo and pollo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

4 ch
pogo
5 ch
pollo

Look-alike desk: pogo vs pollo

A purely visual mix-up. pogo ([ˈpoɣ̞o]) and pollo ([ˈpoʝo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49563, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pogo is recorded at frequency rank #46,128, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpoɣ̞o]. pollo is at rank #3,435, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpoʝo].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 49563, this pair ranks #108,095 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of pogo vs pollo

Shared letters: op. Private to "pogo": g. Private to "pollo": l.

"pogo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "pollo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • pogoopgo · pgoo · poggo · poog · ppogo
  • polloopllo · plolo · polol · ppollo

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "pogo" and "pollo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈpoɣ̞o] versus [ˈpoʝo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "pogo" or "pollo"?
"pollo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,435 in our Spanish list, against #46,128 for "pogo". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "pogo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "pollo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #108,095 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "pogo" and "pollo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pogo vs probo". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #108,095 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list