# punhal

> Portuguese word · Noun · IPA /pu.ˈɲaɫ/ · frequency rank #35,746

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

## Easily confused with
- **punho** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/punhal-vs-punho)
- **penal** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/penal-vs-punhal)
- **penha** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/penha-vs-punhal)
- **pinhal** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pinhal-vs-punhal)
- **pinhão** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pinhao-vs-punhal)
- **punção** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/puncao-vs-punhal)

## Common misspellings (9)
`pnuhal`, `ppunhal`, `puhnal`, `punahl`, `punhall`, `punhhal`, `punhla`, `punnhal`, `upnhal`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/word/punhal