polished
pol·ished/ˈpɑlɪʃt/adjective, verb
polished is spelled P-O-L-I-S-H-E-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables (pol·ished). It appears 5.8 times per million words in written English, the 10,196th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, polished means “Made smooth or shiny by polishing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in polished?
| Letters | 8: P-O-L-I-S-H-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: pol·ished |
| In writing | 5.8 times per million words; the 10,196th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is polished?
Polished appears 5.8 times per million words in written English, the 10,196th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce polished?
- US /ˈpɑlɪʃt/
- UK /ˈpɒlɪʃt/
Polished has 2 syllables, split pol·ished in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-polished.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of polished
- more polished comparative
- most polished superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does polished mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Made smooth or shiny by polishing.
polished shoes
- 2
Refined, elegant.
a polished performance
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of polish
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Polished in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense made smooth or shiny by polishing:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.