# Polish

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈpəʊlɪʃ/ · frequency rank #4,399

## Definitions
1. Of, from or native to Poland, or relating to the Polish language.

## Etymology
From Pole + -ish. Doublet of Poylish.

## Easily confused with
- **posh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polish-vs-posh)
- **polls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polish-vs-polls)
- **punish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polish-vs-punish)
- **polite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polish-vs-polite)
- **polity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polish-vs-polity)
- **potash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polish-vs-potash)
- **publish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polish-vs-publish)
- **polished** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polish-vs-polished)
- **poles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poles-vs-polish)
- **plush** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/plush-vs-polish)
- **polio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polio-vs-polish)
- **poise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poise-vs-polish)
- **phish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/phish-vs-polish)
- **police** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/police-vs-polish)
- **policy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/policy-vs-polish)
- **parish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parish-vs-polish)
- **perish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perish-vs-polish)

## Common misspellings (9)
`oplish`, `ploish`, `poilsh`, `polihs`, `polishh`, `polissh`, `pollish`, `polsih`, `ppolish`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/polish