a punto
[a ˈpũn̪t̪o]
The verdict
“a punto” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dicho de la carne: cocida pero que todavía le queda algo de jugo en la parte superior.
Corpus desk
Index ES-a-punto · a punto · Spanish
a punto · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | a punto |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [a ˈpũn̪t̪o] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “a punto” en español
Rare enough to double-check
a punto is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [a ˈpũn̪t̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dicho de la carne: cocida pero que todavía le queda algo de jugo en la parte superior.".
Zero misspellings are on record for a punto in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is a punto, spelled A- -P-U-N-T-O.
Definition
- 1Dicho de la carne: cocida pero que todavía le queda algo de jugo en la parte superior.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.