pone

[ˈpone]

/[ˈpone]/ verb

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The verdict

“pone” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #857. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#857
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de poner.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pone · pone · Spanish

pone · rank #857 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #857
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH políticas

Nearest frequency peer: políticas (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “pone”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “pone” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

pone vs por
50% similar
pone vs pop
50% similar
pone vs pue
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for pone
PropertyValue
Headwordpone
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈpone]
Letters4
Frequency rank#857
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “pone”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).ponecae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “políticas” (#856), “posición” (#858), “perder” (#855). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pone” va en #857. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around pone (IPA [ˈpone]), averb. Corpus frequency is #857 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for pone, with forms such as "opne", "pnoe", and "poen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "por", "pop", "pue", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is pone, spelled P-O-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de poner.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de poner.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opne
  • pnoe
  • poen
  • ponne
  • ppone

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pone - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

opne2pnoe2poen2ponne1ppone1
Edit distance from "pone"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pone"?
"pone" is spelled P-O-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpone].
What does "pone" mean?
As a verb, "pone" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de poner.
What words are commonly confused with "pone"?
"pone" is commonly confused with "por", "pop", "pue". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pone"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pone" is [ˈpone]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pone" come from?
"pone" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

cree5 variantscuál5 variantssale5 variantspudo5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list