pontual
Portuguese, adjective/põ.tuˈaw/
pontual is spelled P-O-N-T-U-A-L (7 letters) and appears 2.6 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 19,080th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pontual is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “punctual, prompt” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “relativo a ponto; que respeita a um só ponto, que sucede uma só vez ou é esporádico”.
What does pontual mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinepunctual, prompt
- 2
femininemasculinesporadic
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. relativo a ponto; que respeita a um só ponto, que sucede uma só vez ou é esporádico: 2. que cumpre com pontualidade os horários; que não se adianta nem se atrasa: 3. que cumpre com exatidão os seus compromissos:
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 pontual
- pontuais plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pontual?
- Brazil /põ.tuˈaw/
- Brazil [põ.tuˈaʊ̯]
- Brazil /põˈtwaw/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pontual
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pontual in Portuguese?
pontual appears 2.6 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).