pontada
/põ.ˈta.dɐ/
The verdict
“pontada” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #61,161 among 1,578 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #61,161
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,578
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - golpe dado com algo, ou contra algo bicudo
Corpus desk
Index PT-pontada · pontada · Portuguese
pontada · rank #61,161 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #61,161
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,578
- PHOTO-FINISH popó
Nearest frequency peer: popó (+3 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.
Ranks da cauda longa perto de “pontada”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- perneta
perneta
38,848 corpus weight
- persuasivo
persuasivo
38,846 corpus weight
- pontada
pontada
38,840 corpus weight
- popó
popó
38,837 corpus weight
- ppk
ppk
38,833 corpus weight
- praiano
praiano
38,832 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “pontada” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pontada |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /põ.ˈta.dɐ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #61,161 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “pontada” em português
Rare enough to double-check
pontada is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #61,161 among 1,578 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /põ.ˈta.dɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
pontada has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is pontada, spelled P-O-N-T-A-D-A.
Definition
- 1golpe dado com algo, ou contra algo bicudo
- 2dor aguda
- 3cada uma das passadas de agulha com fio na costura, ponto
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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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