puntada

[pũn̪ˈt̪að̞a]

/[pũn̪ˈt̪að̞a]/ noun

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The verdict

“puntada” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #47,360. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,360
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción o efecto de puntar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-puntada · puntada · Spanish

puntada · rank #47,360 · 10 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,360
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH psicosocial

Nearest frequency peer: psicosocial (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “puntada”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “puntada” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

puntada vs puntas
71% similar
puntada vs putada
86% similar
puntada vs puntal
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for puntada
PropertyValue
Headwordpuntada
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pũn̪ˈt̪að̞a]
Letters7
Frequency rank#47,360
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “puntada”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).puntadacae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “psicosocial” (#47,359), “puntuar” (#47,361), “proyectarse” (#47,358). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “puntada” va en #47,360. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around puntada (IPA [pũn̪ˈt̪að̞a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,360 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for puntada, with forms such as "pnutada", "ppuntada", and "punatda". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "puntas", "putada", "puntal", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is puntada, spelled P-U-N-T-A-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de puntar.
  2. 2
    Método de asegurar el hilo, atravesando con una aguja u otro instrumento puntiagudo un material textil al coser o bordar para fabricar prendas de vestir o cualquier tipo de artículo que necesite confección.
  3. 3
    Cada uno de los agujeros hechos con aguja, lezna u otro instrumento semejante, en la tela, cuero u otra materia que se va cosiendo.
  4. 4
    Acción y efecto de pasar la aguja por cada uno de estos agujeros mientras se está cosiendo.
  5. 5
    Espacio que media entre dos de estos agujeros próximos entre sí.
  6. 6
    Porción de hilo que ocupa este espacio.
  7. 7
    Pinchazo producido por el asta del toro.
  8. 8
    Dolor agudo intenso y localizado en un lugar reducido, sobre todo cuando es en el costado del tórax y mientras se hace actividad física.
  9. 9
    Dicho ingenioso y mordaz o humorístico.
  10. 10
    Razón o palabra que se dice como al descuido para recordar una especie o motivar que se hable de ella.

Synonyms

cornadacogidapinchazopuntazopunzadurapunzadapinchazocimbrónpicadapiquetechicanapaloocurrencia

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pnutada
  • ppuntada
  • punatda
  • punntada
  • puntaad
  • puntadda
  • puntdaa
  • punttada
  • putnada
  • upntada

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of puntada - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

pnutada2ppuntada1punatda2punntada1puntaad2puntadda1puntdaa2punttada1
Edit distance from "puntada"

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 "puntada"?
"puntada" is spelled P-U-N-T-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [pũn̪ˈt̪að̞a].
What does "puntada" mean?
As a noun, "puntada" means: Acción o efecto de puntar.
What words are commonly confused with "puntada"?
"puntada" is commonly confused with "puntas", "putada", "puntal". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "puntada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "puntada" is [pũn̪ˈt̪að̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "puntada" come from?
"puntada" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

puntuar#47,361probará#47,349regulen#47,375plumero#47,332

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

rompían10 variantspilotar10 variantspicazón10 variantssaludas10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list