punitivos
[puniˈt̪iβ̞os]
The verdict
“punitivos” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #94,508 among 48,357 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #94,508
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 48,357
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del plural de punitivo.
Corpus desk
Index ES-punitivos · punitivos · Spanish
punitivos · rank #94,508 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #94,508
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 48,357
- PHOTO-FINISH pula
Nearest frequency peer: pula (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “punitivos”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Puan
Puan
5,496 corpus weight
- puas
puas
5,495 corpus weight
- pula
pula
5,494 corpus weight
- punitivos
punitivos
5,493 corpus weight
- puticlub
puticlub
5,492 corpus weight
- quebrantos
quebrantos
5,489 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “punitivos” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | punitivos |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [puniˈt̪iβ̞os] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #94,508 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “punitivos” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
punitivos is uncommon Spanish at frequency #94,508 among 48,357 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [puniˈt̪iβ̞os]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de punitivo.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for punitivos in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is punitivos, spelled P-U-N-I-T-I-V-O-S.
Definition
- 1Forma del plural 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.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.