punção

/pũ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/

//pũ.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“punção” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #37,484. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,484
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ferramenta que consiste numa haste metálica que serve para abrir, lavrar materiais duros

Corpus desk

Index PT-puncao · punção · Portuguese

punção · rank #37,484 · 7 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,484
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH provocador

Nearest frequency peer: provocador (-1 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “punção”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “punção” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

punção vs punho
67% similar
punção vs puxão
67% similar
punção vs punhal
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for punção
PropertyValue
Headwordpunção
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pũ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters6
Frequency rank#37,484
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “punção”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).punçãocai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “provocador” (#37,483), “quinzenal” (#37,485), “protect” (#37,480). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “punção” fica em #37,484. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around punção (IPA /pũ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,484 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for punção, with forms such as "pnução", "ppunção", and "punnção". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "punho", "puxão", "punhal", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is punção, spelled P-U-N-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ferramenta que consiste numa haste metálica que serve para abrir, lavrar materiais duros
  2. 2
    ato de puncionar, ou cravar a agulha na medicina

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pnução
  • ppunção
  • punnção
  • punãço
  • punçoã
  • puçnão
  • upnção

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of punção - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

pnução2ppunção1punnção1punãço2punçoã2puçnão2upnção2
Edit distance from "punção"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "punção"?
"punção" is spelled P-U-N-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /pũ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "punção" mean?
As a noun, "punção" means: ferramenta que consiste numa haste metálica que serve para abrir, lavrar materiais duros
What words are commonly confused with "punção"?
"punção" is commonly confused with "punho", "puxão", "punhal". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "punção"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "punção" is /pũ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "punção" come from?
"punção" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "punção", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pingos#37,467select#37,523valete#37,570alocar#37,621

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

ostra7 variantsmitra7 variantsMinos7 variantsknife7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list