ponchar
[põnʲˈt͡ʃaɾ]
The verdict
“ponchar” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Perforar algún objeto de hule, dejando que escape el aire o el gas con que estaba inflado.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ponchar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [põnʲˈt͡ʃaɾ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ponchar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for ponchar is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [põnʲˈt͡ʃaɾ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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.
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.
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Using “ponchar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-O-N-C-H-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [põnʲˈt͡ʃaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.