puntuales

[pũn̪ˈt̪wales]

/[pũn̪ˈt̪wales]/ adj

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The verdict

“puntuales” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #14,685. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,685
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de puntual.

Corpus desk

Index ES-puntuales · puntuales · Spanish

puntuales · rank #14,685 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,685
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH pulmonar

Nearest frequency peer: pulmonar (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “puntuales”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “puntuales” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

puntuales vs puntual
78% similar
puntuales vs puntajes
78% similar

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

Key facts for puntuales
PropertyValue
Headwordpuntuales
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[pũn̪ˈt̪wales]
Letters9
Frequency rank#14,685
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “puntuales”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.puntualescae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “pulmonar” (#14,684), “pésima” (#14,686), “pudiéramos” (#14,683). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “puntuales” va en #14,685. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around puntuales (IPA [pũn̪ˈt̪wales]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #14,685 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del plural de puntual.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for puntuales, with forms such as "pnutuales", "ppuntuales", and "punntuales". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "puntual", "puntajes", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is puntuales, spelled P-U-N-T-U-A-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de puntual.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pnutuales
  • ppuntuales
  • punntuales
  • puntaules
  • punttuales
  • puntuaels
  • puntualess
  • puntualles
  • puntualse
  • puntulaes
  • punutales
  • putnuales
  • upntuales

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of puntuales - 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.

pnutuales2ppuntuales1punntuales1puntaules2punttuales1puntuaels2puntualess1puntualles1
Edit distance from "puntuales"

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 "puntuales"?
"puntuales" is spelled P-U-N-T-U-A-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [pũn̪ˈt̪wales].
What does "puntuales" mean?
As an adjective, "puntuales" means: Forma del plural de puntual.
What words are commonly confused with "puntuales"?
"puntuales" is commonly confused with "puntual", "puntajes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "puntuales"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "puntuales" is [pũn̪ˈt̪wales]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "puntuales" come from?
"puntuales" 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 "puntuales", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

repuestos#14,695reservada#14,696revueltas#14,698periferia#14,671

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

proceden13 variantsSandoval13 variantsnombrada13 variantssuspendió13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list