ponchar
[põnʲˈt͡ʃaɾ]
The verdict
“ponchar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Perforar algún objeto de hule, dejando que escape el aire o el gas con que estaba inflado.
Corpus desk
Index ES-ponchar · ponchar · Spanish
ponchar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" 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 | ponchar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [põnʲˈt͡ʃaɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “ponchar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
ponchar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [põnʲˈt͡ʃaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for ponchar in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is ponchar, spelled P-O-N-C-H-A-R.
Definition
- 1Perforar algún objeto de hule, dejando que escape el aire o el gas con que estaba inflado.
- 2Dicho de un lanzador: eliminar a un bateador al haberle acumulado tres strikes.
- 3Hacer o forjar un cigarro de mariguana.
- 4Perforar la unión del sonido magnético para reducir el ruido cuando pasa la cinta por el cabezal de lectura.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ponchar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Se le ponchó la llanta en la carretera y estuvo a punto de matarse.
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.