pulir
Spanish, verb/puˈliɾ/
pulir is spelled P-U-L-I-R (5 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 27,508th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pulir is a Spanish verb meaning “to polish” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Refinar algo, alisándolo, dándole tersura o un toque adicional para perfeccionarlo”.
What does pulir mean in English?
verb
- 1
to polish
- 2
colloquialto beat up
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Refinar algo, alisándolo, dándole tersura o un toque adicional para perfeccionarlo. 2. Adornar o arreglar. 3. Preparar a alguien para su mayor refinamiento, sofisticación o elegancia. 4. Gastar en exceso o en cosas superfluas.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pulir
- pulo first-person present singular
- pulí first-person preterite singular
- pulido participle past
- puliendo gerund
- pulida feminine participle past
- pulidos masculine participle past
- pulidas feminine participle past
- pules indicative informal present
- pulís indicative informal present
- pule indicative present singular
- pulimos first-person indicative plural
- pulen indicative plural present
- pulía first-person imperfect indicative
- pulías imperfect indicative second-person
- pulíamos first-person imperfect indicative
- pulíais imperfect indicative plural
- pulían imperfect indicative plural
- puliste indicative preterite second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pulir?
- /puˈliɾ/
- [puˈliɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pulir
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pulir in Spanish?
pulir appears 1.5 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).