punto ciego
[ˈpũn̪t̪o ˈsjeɣ̞o]
The verdict
“punto ciego” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zona dentro del ojo donde el nervio óptico se une con la retina, esta zona no tiene sensibilidad a la luz.
Corpus desk
Index ES-punto-ciego · punto ciego · Spanish
punto ciego · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | punto ciego |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈpũn̪t̪o ˈsjeɣ̞o] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “punto ciego” en español
Rare enough to double-check
punto ciego is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˈpũn̪t̪o ˈsjeɣ̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for punto ciego in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is punto ciego, spelled P-U-N-T-O- -C-I-E-G-O.
Definition
- 1Zona dentro del ojo donde el nervio óptico se une con la retina, esta zona no tiene sensibilidad a la luz.
- 2Área del camino que no puede ser visto por el conductor de un vehículo cuando este mira al frente o bien cuando emplea los espejos laterales o el espejo retrovisor.
This word in other languages
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.