puntín
[pũn̪ˈt̪ĩn]
The verdict
“puntín” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción de pegarle a la pelota con la punta del botín, en lugar de hacerlo con la parte interna que es la forma recomendada.
Corpus desk
Index ES-puntin · puntín · Spanish
puntín · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | puntín |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [pũn̪ˈt̪ĩn] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “puntín” en español
Rare enough to double-check
puntín is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [pũn̪ˈt̪ĩn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Acción de pegarle a la pelota con la punta del botín, en lugar de hacerlo con la parte interna que es la forma recomendada.".
puntín doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is puntín, spelled P-U-N-T-Í-N.
Definition
- 1Acción de pegarle a la pelota con la punta del botín, en lugar de hacerlo con la parte interna que es la forma recomendada.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.