puntuación

[pũn̪t̪waˈsjõn]

/[pũn̪t̪waˈsjõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“puntuación” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #9,524. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,524
frequency rank, Spanish
48,357
“P” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción o efecto de puntuar o escribir los signos necesarios para reconocer diversos aspectos de la pronunciación, entonación y agrupación de las palabras.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

puntuación vs puntuaciones
75% similar

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

Key facts for puntuación
PropertyValue
Headwordpuntuación
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pũn̪t̪waˈsjõn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#9,524
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “puntuación” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). puntuación lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around puntuación (IPA [pũn̪t̪waˈsjõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,524 among 48,357 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for puntuación, with forms such as "pnutuación", "ppuntuación", and "punntuación". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "puntuaciones", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is puntuación, spelled P-U-N-T-U-A-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción o efecto de puntuar o escribir los signos necesarios para reconocer diversos aspectos de la pronunciación, entonación y agrupación de las palabras.
  2. 2
    Conjunto de los signos empleados en la escritura para clarificar el sentido, separando grupos de palabras e indicando otros elementos relacionados con la entonación y la pronunciación.
  3. 3
    Suma de los puntos obtenidos en una actividad, competencia o examen.
  4. 4
    Método a través del cual se asigna la puntuación₃.

This word in other languages

punctuation(English)pontuação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pnutuación
  • ppuntuación
  • punntuación
  • puntaución
  • punttuación
  • puntuacción
  • puntuacinó
  • puntuaciónn
  • puntuacóin
  • puntuaicón
  • puntuasión
  • puntucaión
  • punutación
  • putnuación
  • upntuación

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of puntuación - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

pnutuación2ppuntuación1punntuación1puntaución2punttuación1puntuacción1puntuacinó2puntuaciónn1
Edit distance from "puntuación"

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 "puntuación"?
"puntuación" is spelled P-U-N-T-U-A-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [pũn̪t̪waˈsjõn].
What does "puntuación" mean?
As a noun, "puntuación" means: Acción o efecto de puntuar o escribir los signos necesarios para reconocer diversos aspectos de la pronunciación, entonación y agrupación de las palabras.
What words are commonly confused with "puntuación"?
"puntuación" is commonly confused with "puntuaciones". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "puntuación"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "puntuación" is [pũn̪t̪waˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "puntuación" come from?
"puntuación" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “puntuación”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is P-U-N-T-U-A-C-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [pũn̪t̪waˈsjõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “puntuaciones” - see the side-by-side comparison. puntuación vs puntuaciones
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list