pola

/'pɔ.la/ para o ramo da àrvore

//'pɔ.la/ para o ramo da àrvore/ noun

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The verdict

“pola” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #42,156. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,156
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - estaca

Corpus desk

Index PT-pola · pola · Portuguese

pola · rank #42,156 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,156
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH plácido

Nearest frequency peer: plácido (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “pola”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “pola” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

pola vs por
50% similar
pola vs pop
50% similar
pola vs povo
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for pola
PropertyValue
Headwordpola
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/'pɔ.la/ para o ramo da àrvore
Letters4
Frequency rank#42,156
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “pola”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).polacai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “plácido” (#42,155), “postumamente” (#42,160), “pipoqueiro” (#42,151). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “pola” fica em #42,156. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around pola (IPA /'pɔ.la/ para o ramo da àrvore), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,156 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for pola, with forms such as "opla", "ploa", and "poal". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "por", "pop", "povo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is pola, spelled P-O-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    estaca
  2. 2
    ramo novo de árvore
  3. 3
    cada uma das varas verticais do espigueiro
  4. 4
    galinha nova que vai começar a pôr ovos; por extensão, mulher na adolescência

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opla
  • ploa
  • poal
  • polla
  • ppola

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pola - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

opla2ploa2poal2polla1ppola1
Edit distance from "pola"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pola"?
"pola" is spelled P-O-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is /'pɔ.la/ para o ramo da àrvore.
What does "pola" mean?
As a noun, "pola" means: estaca
What words are commonly confused with "pola"?
"pola" is commonly confused with "por", "pop", "povo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pola"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pola" is /'pɔ.la/ para o ramo da àrvore. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pola" come from?
"pola" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pola", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rent#42,188revi#42,196teem#42,238Vini#42,262

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

Imam5 variantsbias5 variantscoin5 variantsgaze5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list