punir
[puˈniɾ]
The verdict
“punir” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Imponer a alguno una pena como castigo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-punir · punir · Spanish
punir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | punir |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [puˈniɾ] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “punir” en español
Rare enough to double-check
punir is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [puˈniɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Imponer a alguno una pena como castigo.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for punir, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is punir, spelled P-U-N-I-R.
Definition
- 1Imponer a alguno una pena como castigo.
This word in other languages
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.