punhal

/pu.ˈɲaɫ/

//pu.ˈɲaɫ// noun

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The verdict

“punhal” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #35,746. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,746
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pequena arma branca de lâmina curta e perfurante

Corpus desk

Index PT-punhal · punhal · Portuguese

punhal · rank #35,746 · 9 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,746
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH provençal

Nearest frequency peer: provençal (-2 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 “punhal”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “punhal” 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).

punhal vs punho
67% similar
punhal vs penal
67% similar
punhal vs penha
67% similar

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

Key facts for punhal
PropertyValue
Headwordpunhal
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pu.ˈɲaɫ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#35,746
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “punhal”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).punhalcai 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 “provençal” (#35,744), “proveitoso” (#35,742), “proto” (#35,741). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “punhal” fica em #35,746. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around punhal (IPA /pu.ˈɲaɫ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,746 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for punhal, with forms such as "pnuhal", "ppunhal", and "puhnal". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "punho", "penal", "penha", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is punhal, spelled P-U-N-H-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    pequena arma branca de lâmina curta e perfurante
  2. 2
    coisa que ofende gravemente

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how punhal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Cerca de 100 jovens se envolveram na briga e um adolescente armênio foi ferido a golpes de punhal.

This word in other languages

dagger(English)puñal(Español)poignard(Français)Dolch(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pnuhal
  • ppunhal
  • puhnal
  • punahl
  • punhall
  • punhhal
  • punhla
  • punnhal
  • upnhal

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of punhal - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

pnuhal2ppunhal1puhnal2punahl2punhall1punhhal1punhla2punnhal1
Edit distance from "punhal"

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 "punhal"?
"punhal" is spelled P-U-N-H-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is /pu.ˈɲaɫ/.
What does "punhal" mean?
As a noun, "punhal" means: pequena arma branca de lâmina curta e perfurante
What words are commonly confused with "punhal"?
"punhal" is commonly confused with "punho", "penal", "penha". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "punhal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "punhal" is /pu.ˈɲaɫ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "punhal" come from?
"punhal" 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 "punhal", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

trainee9 variantsacetona9 variantsatípico9 variantsflower9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list