puțin

/ pu.t͡sin /

// pu.t͡sin // pron

The verdict

“puțin” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a pronoun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Un poco

Key facts for puțin
PropertyValue
Headwordpuțin
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPronoun
IPA/ pu.t͡sin /
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “puțin” sits in Spanish frequency

puțin falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Spanish words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for puțin is 5 letters long, classified as a pronoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as / pu.t͡sin /. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Un poco".

No generated misspelling entries exist for puțin in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is puțin, spelled P-U-Ț-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Un poco

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "puțin"?
"puțin" is spelled P-U-Ț-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is / pu.t͡sin /.
What does "puțin" mean?
As a pronoun, "puțin" means: Un poco
How do you pronounce "puțin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "puțin" is / pu.t͡sin /. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "puțin" come from?
"puțin" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “puțin”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is P-U-Ț-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as / pu.t͡sin / (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list