Which to use
“polis” and “pollos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,440
- “polis” frequency rank
- #12,446
- “pollos” frequency rank
- 33886
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | polis | pollos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Denominación dada a las ciudades-estado independientes de la antigua Grecia, surgidas en la Edad Oscura mediante un proceso de agregación de núcleos y grupos de población (anteriormente vinculados por el oikos o casa) denominado sinecismo. | Forma del plural de pollo. |
Where the eye mixes polis and pollos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: polis vs pollos
A purely visual mix-up. polis ([ˈpolis]) and pollos ([ˈpoʝos]) 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 33886, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
polis is recorded at frequency rank #21,440, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpolis]. pollos is at rank #12,446, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpoʝos].
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 33886, this pair ranks #194,368 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of polis vs pollos
Shared letters: lops. Private to "polis": i. Private to "pollos": -.
"polis" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "pollos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "polis" and "pollos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "polis" or "pollos" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "polis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pollos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #194,368 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "polis" and "pollos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "polis vs ponías". 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 #194,368 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.