pollosvspozosConfusable pair

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.

6 ch
pollos
5 ch
pozos

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

  • pollosopllos · plolos · polloss · pollso · polols · ppollos
  • pozosopzos · poozs · pozoss · pozso · pozzos · ppozos · pzoos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "pollos" and "pozos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈpoʝos] versus [ˈposos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "pollos" vs "pozos" - which ranks higher?
"pozos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,737 in our Spanish list, against #12,446 for "pollos". 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 "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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list