punitiva

[puniˈt̪iβ̞a]

/[puniˈt̪iβ̞a]/ adj

The verdict

“punitiva” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,846 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,846
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del femenino de punitivo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-punitiva · punitiva · Spanish

punitiva · rank #55,846 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,846
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pulcro

Nearest frequency peer: pulcro (-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 “punitiva”

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 “punitiva” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for punitiva
PropertyValue
Headwordpunitiva
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[puniˈt̪iβ̞a]
Letters8
Frequency rank#55,846
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “punitiva” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).punitivacae 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: “pulcro” (#55,845), “pupa” (#55,848), “publicitado” (#55,842). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “punitiva” va en #55,846. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

punitiva is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,846 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [puniˈt̪iβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del femenino de punitivo.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for punitiva, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is punitiva, spelled P-U-N-I-T-I-V-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino de punitivo.

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 "punitiva"?
"punitiva" is spelled P-U-N-I-T-I-V-A. The IPA pronunciation is [puniˈt̪iβ̞a].
What does "punitiva" mean?
As an adjective, "punitiva" means: Forma del femenino de punitivo.
How do you pronounce "punitiva"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "punitiva" is [puniˈt̪iβ̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "punitiva" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list