Which to use
“pollos” and “pozos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,446
- “pollos” frequency rank
- #10,737
- “pozos” frequency rank
- 23183
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pollos | pozos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de pollo. | Forma del plural de pozo. |
Where the eye mixes pollos and pozos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pollos vs pozos
A purely visual mix-up. pollos ([ˈpoʝos]) and pozos ([ˈposos]) 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 23183, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pollos is recorded at frequency rank #12,446, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpoʝos]. pozos is at rank #10,737, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈposos].
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 23183, this pair ranks #246,990 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pollos vs pozos
Shared letters: ops. Private to "pollos": l. Private to "pozos": z.
"pollos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "pozos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pollos" and "pozos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pollos" vs "pozos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "pollos" and "pozos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pollos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pozos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #246,990 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pollos" and "pozos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pollos vs pómulos". 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 #246,990 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.