puntal

/[pũn̪ˈt̪al]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#48,023

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

puntal is aSpanishnoun. It means: Persona o cosa que constituye el elemento principal de un sistema o de un asunto y que sirve de apoyo a los demás. Pronounced [pũn̪ˈt̪al]. Often confused with puta and punto.

Key facts for puntal
PropertyValue
Headwordpuntal
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pũn̪ˈt̪al]
Letters6
Frequency rank#48,023
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of puntal in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for puntal is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [pũn̪ˈt̪al]. Corpus data places it at rank #48,023 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for puntal, with forms such as "pnutal", "ppuntal", and "punatl". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "puta", "punto", "putas", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is puntal, spelled P-U-N-T-A-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Persona o cosa que constituye el elemento principal de un sistema o de un asunto y que sirve de apoyo a los demás.
  2. 2
    Una de las tres dimensiones o características principales de todo casco de buque y que es la medida interior perpendicular desde el plan hasta la cubierta principal.
  3. 3
    Madero o barra resistente que se fija en posición inclinada en algún lugar para asegurar o sostener un muro, pared, etc., de una estructura o edificio que puede derrumbarse.
  4. 4
    Elevación de un terreno formando punta.
  5. 5
    Tramo más fino de de los que forman una caña de pescar.
  6. 6
    Refrigerio, alimento rápido.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: pnutal,ppuntal,punatl,punntal,puntall,puntla,punttal,putnal,upntal

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for puntal

Misspelling Variants of "puntal"

pnutal6ppuntal7punatl6punntal7puntall7puntla6punttal7putnal6
Misspelling Variants of "puntal"

Frequency rank: #48,023 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "puntal"?
"puntal" is spelled P-U-N-T-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [pũn̪ˈt̪al].
What does "puntal" mean?
As a noun, "puntal" means: Persona o cosa que constituye el elemento principal de un sistema o de un asunto y que sirve de apoyo a los demás.
What words are commonly confused with "puntal"?
"puntal" is commonly confused with "puta", "punto", "putas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "puntal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "puntal" is [pũn̪ˈt̪al]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "puntal" come from?
"puntal" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.