ponían

[poˈniãn]

/[poˈniãn]/ verb

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The verdict

“ponían” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #13,544. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,544
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de poner.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ponian · ponían · Spanish

ponían · rank #13,544 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,544
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pondrán

Nearest frequency peer: pondrán (-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 “ponían”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “ponían” 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).

ponían vs posan
67% similar
ponían vs portan
67% similar
ponían vs posean
67% similar

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

Key facts for ponían
PropertyValue
Headwordponían
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[poˈniãn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#13,544
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “ponían”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.poníancae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “pondrán” (#13,543), “polacos” (#13,542), “prisiones” (#13,546). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “ponían” va en #13,544. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around ponían (IPA [poˈniãn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #13,544 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de poner.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for ponían, with forms such as "opnían", "pnoían", and "ponaín". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "posan", "portan", "posean", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 ponían, spelled P-O-N-Í-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de poner.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opnían
  • pnoían
  • ponaín
  • ponnían
  • poníann
  • ponína
  • poínan
  • pponían

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ponían - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

opnían2pnoían2ponaín2ponnían1poníann1ponína2poínan2pponían1
Edit distance from "ponían"

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 "ponían"?
"ponían" is spelled P-O-N-Í-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [poˈniãn].
What does "ponían" mean?
As a verb, "ponían" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de poner.
What words are commonly confused with "ponían"?
"ponían" is commonly confused with "posan", "portan", "posean". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ponían"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ponían" is [poˈniãn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ponían" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pescar#13,537Olivia#13,526newton#13,523nevera#13,522

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Pizarro8 variantsMesías8 variantstóxico8 variantsacuden8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list