puntal

[pũn̪ˈt̪al]

/[pũn̪ˈt̪al]/ noun

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The verdict

“puntal” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #48,023. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,023
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persona o cosa que constituye el elemento principal de un sistema o de un asunto y que sirve de apoyo a los demás.

Corpus desk

Index ES-puntal · puntal · Spanish

puntal · rank #48,023 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,023
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH putea

Nearest frequency peer: putea (+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 “puntal”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “puntal” 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).

puntal vs puta
67% similar
puntal vs punto
67% similar
puntal vs putas
67% similar

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

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “puntal”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).puntalcae 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 “putea” (#48,024), “quebrantado” (#48,025), “provoquen” (#48,020). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “puntal” va en #48,023. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around puntal (IPA [pũn̪ˈt̪al]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,023 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for puntal, with forms such as "pnutal", "ppuntal", and "punatl". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "puta", "punto", "putas", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is puntal, spelled P-U-N-T-A-L.

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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how puntal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Este día me puse manos a la obra y coloqué dos puntales o estacas bajo el techo de la cueva y dos tablas cruzadas sobre cada uno.

Synonyms

basesustento

This word in other languages

esteio(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pnutal
  • ppuntal
  • punatl
  • punntal
  • puntall
  • puntla
  • punttal
  • putnal
  • upntal

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of puntal - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

pnutal2ppuntal1punatl2punntal1puntall1puntla2punttal1putnal2
Edit distance from "puntal"

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 "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?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rogado#48,063ruegan#48,064salman#48,068odiada#47,964

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list