punitivo
Spanish, adjective/puniˈtibo/
punitivo is spelled P-U-N-I-T-I-V-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 58,329th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Punitivo is a Spanish adjective meaning “punitive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Propio o relacionado con el castigo”.
What does punitivo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
punitive
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Propio o relacionado con el castigo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of punitivo
- punitiva feminine
- punitivos masculine plural
- punitivas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce punitivo?
- /puniˈtibo/
- [pu.niˈt̪i.β̞o]
- [puniˈt̪iβ̞o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to punitivo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is punitivo in Spanish?
punitivo appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).