pulir
[puˈliɾ]
The verdict
“pulir” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #27,746 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #27,746
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Refinar algo, alisándolo, dándole tersura o un toque adicional para perfeccionarlo.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pulir |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [puˈliɾ] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #27,746 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pulir” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for pulir is 5 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [puˈliɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #27,746 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for pulir, with forms such as "pluir", "ppulir", and "puilr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pull", "pulp", "pulso", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is pulir, spelled P-U-L-I-R.
Definition
- 1Refinar algo, alisándolo, dándole tersura o un toque adicional para perfeccionarlo.
- 2Adornar o arreglar.
- 3Preparar a alguien para su mayor refinamiento, sofisticación o elegancia.
- 4Gastar en exceso o en cosas superfluas.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: pluir,ppulir,puilr,pulirr,pullir,pulri,uplir
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pulir - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “pulir”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-U-L-I-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [puˈliɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “pull” - see the side-by-side comparison. pulir vs pull
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.