poner

/[poˈneɾ]/ verb

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Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#490

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

poner is aSpanishverb. It means: Dejar un objeto dentro de otro. Pronounced [poˈneɾ]. It ranks #490 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with por and pose.

Key facts for poner
PropertyValue
Headwordponer
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[poˈneɾ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#490
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of poner in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for poner is 5 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [poˈneɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #490 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 24 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for poner, with forms such as "opner", "pnoer", and "poenr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "por", "pose", "pour", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is poner, spelled P-O-N-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dejar un objeto dentro de otro.
  2. 2
    Situar algo en un lugar.
  3. 3
    Dicho de las hembras de aves, reptiles y otros animales, expulsar huevos de su interior.
  4. 4
    Enviar un mensaje a través de ciertos medios.
  5. 5
    Preparar o disponer ciertas cosas para un fin.
  6. 6
    Hacer una suposición o conjetura.
  7. 7
    Escribir algo.
  8. 8
    Apostar.
  9. 9
    Dedicar a alguien un empleo u oficio.
  10. 10
    En el juego, parar₄.
  11. 11
    Aplicar, adaptar.
  12. 12
    Tratándose de nombres, motes, etc., aplicarlos a personas o cosas.
  13. 13
    Exponer.
  14. 14
    Escotar o concurrir₄ con otros, dando cierta cantidad.
  15. 15
    Añadir voluntariamente una cosa a la narración.
  16. 16
    En algunos juegos de naipes, tener el jugador la obligación de meter en el fondo una cantidad igual a la que había de percibir si ganara.
  17. 17
    Tratar a alguien mal de palabra.
  18. 18
    Con la preposición a y el infinitivo de otro verbo, empezar a ejecutar la acción de lo que el verbo significa.
  19. 19
    Con la preposición en y algunos nombres, ejercer la acción de los verbos a la que los nombres corresponden.
  20. 20
    Con la preposición por y algunos nombres, valerse o usar para un fin de lo que el nombre significa.
  21. 21
    Con algunos nombres, causar lo que los nombres significan.
  22. 22
    Con los nombres ley, contribución y otros semejantes, establecer, imponer o mandar lo que los nombres significan.
  23. 23
    Con algunos nombres precedidos de las palabras de, por, cual, como, tratar a alguien como expresan los mismos nombres, que unas veces se toman en sentido recto, y otras, en irónico.
  24. 24
    Con ciertos adjetivos o expresiones cualificativas, hacer adquirir a una persona la condición o estado que estos adjetivos o expresiones significan.

Synonyms

insertarintroducirmetercolocarconjeturarsuponernombrarllamarcontribuirapoyar

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: opner,pnoer,poenr,ponerr,ponner,ponre,pponer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for poner

Misspelling Variants of "poner"

opner5pnoer5poenr5ponerr6ponner6ponre5pponer6
Misspelling Variants of "poner"

Frequency rank: #490 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "poner"?
"poner" is spelled P-O-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [poˈneɾ].
What does "poner" mean?
As a verb, "poner" means: Dejar un objeto dentro de otro.
What words are commonly confused with "poner"?
"poner" is commonly confused with "por", "pose", "pour". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "poner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "poner" is [poˈneɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "poner" come from?
"poner" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.