ponteira
Portuguese, noun/põˈte(j).ɾɐ/
ponteira is spelled P-O-N-T-E-I-R-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 46,230th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ponteira is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “aglet (cover at the tip of a shoelace)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ponta do sapato, ponta do calçado”.
What does ponteira mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineaglet (cover at the tip of a shoelace)
- 2
feminineferrule (metal tip of an umbrella or cane)
- 3
femininechape (metal cap of a scabbard)
- 4
femininea capoeira strike
- 5
femininefret
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ponta do sapato, ponta do calçado
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ponteira
- ponteiras plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ponteira?
- Brazil /põˈte(j).ɾɐ/
- Brazil [põˈte(ɪ̯).ɾɐ]
- Portugal /põˈtɐj.ɾɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ponteira
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ponteira in Portuguese?
ponteira appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).