Puntarenas

[pũn̪t̪aˈɾenas]

/[pũn̪t̪aˈɾenas]/ name

The verdict

“Puntarenas” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #56,593 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,593
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Provincia de Costa Rica.

Corpus desk

Index ES-puntarenas · Puntarenas · Spanish

Puntarenas · rank #56,593 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,593
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH puliendo

Nearest frequency peer: puliendo (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “Puntarenas”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “Puntarenas” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Puntarenas
PropertyValue
HeadwordPuntarenas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[pũn̪t̪aˈɾenas]
Letters10
Frequency rank#56,593
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “Puntarenas” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).Puntarenascae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “puliendo” (#56,592), “puga” (#56,591), “punzón” (#56,595). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “Puntarenas” va en #56,593. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Puntarenas is uncommon Spanish at frequency #56,593 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [pũn̪t̪aˈɾenas]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Puntarenas doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is Puntarenas, spelled P-U-N-T-A-R-E-N-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Provincia de Costa Rica.
  2. 2
    Cantón de Costa Rica.
  3. 3
    Ciudad y puerto de Costa Rica.

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 "Puntarenas"?
"Puntarenas" is spelled P-U-N-T-A-R-E-N-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [pũn̪t̪aˈɾenas].
What does "Puntarenas" mean?
As a proper noun, "Puntarenas" means: Provincia de Costa Rica.
How do you pronounce "Puntarenas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Puntarenas" is [pũn̪t̪aˈɾenas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Puntarenas" come from?
"Puntarenas" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list