polido

//pu.ˈli.du// adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#35,729

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

polido is anPortugueseadj. It means: lustroso Pronounced /pu.ˈli.du/. Often confused with polo and polvo.

Key facts for polido
PropertyValue
Headwordpolido
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdj
IPA/pu.ˈli.du/
Letters6
Frequency rank#35,729
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of polido in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for polido is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /pu.ˈli.du/. Corpus data places it at rank #35,729 in overall Portuguese 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 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for polido, with forms such as "oplido", "ploido", and "poildo". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "polo", "polvo", "provido", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is polido, spelled P-O-L-I-D-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    lustroso
  2. 2
    liso
  3. 3
    brunido
  4. 4
    delicado

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: oplido,ploido,poildo,poldio,poliddo,poliod,pollido,ppolido

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for polido

Misspelling Variants of "polido"

oplido6ploido6poildo6poldio6poliddo7poliod6pollido7ppolido7
Misspelling Variants of "polido"

Frequency rank: #35,729 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "polido"?
"polido" is spelled P-O-L-I-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is /pu.ˈli.du/.
What does "polido" mean?
As an adj, "polido" means: lustroso
What words are commonly confused with "polido"?
"polido" is commonly confused with "polo", "polvo", "provido". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "polido"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "polido" is /pu.ˈli.du/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "polido" come from?
"polido" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter P in our Portuguese index:

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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.