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

#25,005
“pollas” frequency rank
#12,446
“pollos” frequency rank
37451
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pollas pollos
Definition Forma del plural de polla. Forma del plural de pollo.

Where the eye mixes pollas and pollos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
pollas
6 ch
pollos

Look-alike desk: pollas vs pollos

A purely visual mix-up. pollas ([ˈpoʝas]) 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 a single letter - a in “pollas” becomes o in “pollos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37451, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pollas is recorded at frequency rank #25,005, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpoʝas]. 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 37451, this pair ranks #175,229 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of pollas vs pollos

Shared letters: lops. Private to "pollas": a. Private to "pollos": -.

"pollas" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "pollos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • pollasopllas · plolas · polals · polas · pollass · pollsa · ppollas
  • pollosopllos · plolos · polloss · pollso · polols · ppollos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "pollas" and "pollos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈpoʝas] versus [ˈpoʝos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "pollas" or "pollos"?
"pollos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,446 in our Spanish list, against #25,005 for "pollas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "pollas" and "pollos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "pollas" 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 #175,229 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "pollas" and "pollos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pollas vs postas". 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 #175,229 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