# PhD vs Pol

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### PhD
*noun · frequency rank #17,608*
pessoa que possui o título de doutorado; doutor/doutora

### Pol
*noun · IPA /poːl/ ouvir^(fonte ?) · frequency rank #22,125*
polo

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/phd-vs-pol