polir

/pu.ˈliɾ/

//pu.ˈliɾ// verb

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The verdict

“polir” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #50,151 among 1,578 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,151
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tornar lustroso através da fricção; executar polimento

Corpus desk

Index PT-polir · polir · Portuguese

polir · rank #50,151 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,151
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH poluir

Nearest frequency peer: poluir (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “polir”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “polir” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for polir
PropertyValue
Headwordpolir
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/pu.ˈliɾ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#50,151
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “polir” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).polircai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “poluir” (#50,152), “perro” (#50,144), “precedência” (#50,160). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “polir” fica em #50,151. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

polir is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #50,151 among 1,578 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /pu.ˈliɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for polir in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is polir, spelled P-O-L-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    tornar lustroso através da fricção; executar polimento
  2. 2
    dar brilho a
  3. 3
    alisar
  4. 4
    brunir
  5. 5
    civilizar

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how polir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Retirado o metal de dentro da forma, começava o lento trabalho de esculpir e polir as peças com ferramentas feitas pelo próprio Ghiberti.

This word in other languages

polish(English)bruñir(Español)brunir(Français)brünieren(Deutsch)

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "polir"?
"polir" is spelled P-O-L-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is /pu.ˈliɾ/.
What does "polir" mean?
As a verb, "polir" means: tornar lustroso através da fricção; executar polimento
How do you pronounce "polir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "polir" is /pu.ˈliɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "polir", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

perro#50,144ouija#50,128manas#50,080stray#50,236

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list