punto
[ˈpũn̪t̪o]
The verdict
“punto” is in the everyday core of Spanish, ranked #251 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #251
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Porción más pequeña de un espacio, sin dimensión.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | punto |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpũn̪t̪o] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #251 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “punto” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for punto is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpũn̪t̪o]. Corpus data places it at rank #251 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 20 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for punto, with forms such as "pnuto", "ppunto", and "punnto". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "put", "puta", "puso", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
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 punto, spelled P-U-N-T-O.
Definition
- 1Porción más pequeña de un espacio, sin dimensión.
- 2Dibujo, mancha, seña o figura pequeña redonda que se percibe en una superficie.
- 3Signo de puntuación al final de una frases o después de una abreviatura.
- 4Signo pequeño y redondo que va sobre las letras "i" (i latina) y "j" (jota).
- 5Cada uno de los cruces de dos hilos en costura.
- 6Grado de una escala de calificación.
- 7Recompensas o marcas de un juego.
- 8Lugar o situación en el que se encuentra algo.
- 9Dolor agudo en el tórax, cerca del corazón.
- 10Dolor agudo, generalmente de corta duración, en una zona muy pequeña del cuerpo.
- 11Dicho de un texto o de un discurso, parte de él que contiene cierta idea de interés.
- 12Dicho de una persona, rasgo distintivo de su personalidad o carácter.
- 13Elemento característico de una idea, ideología o algún tipo de razonamiento.
- 14Momento dado de un proceso en evolución.
- 15Resalto de acero junto a la boca de un arma de fuego, para hacer puntería.
- 16Cantidad muy pequeña de algo.
- 17Lugar en el que se ponían los coches antiguos tirados por caballos, para ser alquilados.
- 18Unidad de longitud utilizada en tipografía igual a 0.01384 pulgadas, o aproximadamente igual a 1/72 de una pulgada, o igual a 0.351536 mm.
- 19Pequeña bandera redonda, generalmentede entre 7 a 23 cm de ancho y hecha de material opaco, que normalmente se sitúa delante de la cámara para impedir que entre luz en el objetivo o se sitúa en el decorado para crear una sombra.
- 20Momento gracioso, en especial en una película o un programa de televisión.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: pnuto,ppunto,punnto,punot,puntto,putno,upnto
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of punto - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “punto”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-U-N-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpũn̪t̪o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “put” - see the side-by-side comparison. punto vs put
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.