# polished

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈpɑlɪʃt/ · frequency rank #10,256

## Definitions
1. Made smooth or shiny by polishing.
2. Refined, elegant.

## Easily confused with
- **punished** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polished-vs-punished)
- **published** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polished-vs-published)
- **Polish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polish-vs-polished)
- **poised** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/poised-vs-polished)
- **perished** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perished-vs-polished)

## Common misspellings (12)
`oplished`, `ploished`, `poilshed`, `polihsed`, `polisehd`, `polishde`, `polishedd`, `polishhed`, `polisshed`, `pollished`, `polsihed`, `ppolished`

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