# punta vs put

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### punta
*noun · IPA [ˈpũn̪t̪a] · frequency rank #2,184*
Extremo afilado de un objeto.

### put
*verb · IPA /py/ · frequency rank #22,832*
Tercera persona del singular (il, elle, on) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de pouvoir

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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