ponzoñoso
[põnsoˈɲoso]
The verdict
“ponzoñoso” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que tiene o encierra en sí ponzoña.
Corpus desk
Index ES-ponzonoso · ponzoñoso · Spanish
ponzoñoso · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | ponzoñoso |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [põnsoˈɲoso] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “ponzoñoso” en español
Rare enough to double-check
ponzoñoso is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [põnsoˈɲoso]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
ponzoñoso has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is ponzoñoso, spelled P-O-N-Z-O-Ñ-O-S-O.
Definition
- 1Que tiene o encierra en sí ponzoña.
- 2Nocivo a la salud espiritual, o perjudicial a las buenas costumbres.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how ponzoñoso appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
«El escritor sin mandato del que hablaba recientemente Günter Grass (La soledad de capitalista, El País, 8 de marzo de 1997), esto es, el que frente a los innumerables defensores de intereses particulares, gremiales o nacionales, asume un internacionalismo apátrida que le sitúa extramuros de ellos, se enfrenta así al ponzoñoso rencor de quienes se amparan…
Synonyms
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.