púgil

[ˈpuxil]

/[ˈpuxil]/ noun

The verdict

“púgil” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #71,356 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,356
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gladiador que contendía o combatía a puñadas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pugil · púgil · Spanish

púgil · rank #71,356 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,356
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH quai

Nearest frequency peer: quai (+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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “púgil”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “púgil” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for púgil
PropertyValue
Headwordpúgil
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpuxil]
Letters5
Frequency rank#71,356
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “púgil” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).púgilcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “quai” (#71,357), “pulverización” (#71,354), “quemaste” (#71,358). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “púgil” va en #71,356. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

púgil is uncommon Spanish at frequency #71,356 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpuxil]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gladiador que contendía o combatía a puñadas.".

No misspelling variants are generated for púgil in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 púgil, spelled P-Ú-G-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gladiador que contendía o combatía a puñadas.

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 "púgil"?
"púgil" is spelled P-Ú-G-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpuxil].
What does "púgil" mean?
As a noun, "púgil" means: Gladiador que contendía o combatía a puñadas.
How do you pronounce "púgil"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "púgil" is [ˈpuxil]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "púgil" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list