puya
[ˈpuʝa]
The verdict
“puya” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #58,789 among 48,357 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,789
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 48,357
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hoja o punta punzante que se fija a las varas que los picadores usan para arrear el ganado.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | puya |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpuʝa] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #58,789 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “puya” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
puya is uncommon Spanish at frequency #58,789 among 48,357 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpuʝa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
puya has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is puya, spelled P-U-Y-A.
Definition
- 1Hoja o punta punzante que se fija a las varas que los picadores usan para arrear el ganado.
- 2Vara que lleva en su extremo una punta de este tipo.
- 3Tipo de machete con la hoja estrecha.
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 “puya”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-U-Y-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpuʝa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.