punho

/ˈpu.ɲu/

//ˈpu.ɲu// noun

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The verdict

“punho” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #9,395. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,395
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - a parte proximal da mão que se articula com o antebraço

Corpus desk

Index PT-punho · punho · Portuguese

punho · rank #9,395 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,395
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH programado

Nearest frequency peer: programado (-3 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 “punho”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “punho” 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).

punho vs puro
60% similar
punho vs puto
60% similar
punho vs punk
60% similar

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

Key facts for punho
PropertyValue
Headwordpunho
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈpu.ɲu/
Letters5
Frequency rank#9,395
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “punho”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.punhocai 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 “programado” (#9,392), “refrigerante” (#9,399), “renovar” (#9,400). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “punho” fica em #9,395. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around punho (IPA /ˈpu.ɲu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,395 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for punho, with forms such as "pnuho", "ppunho", and "puhno". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "puro", "puto", "punk", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is punho, spelled P-U-N-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    a parte proximal da mão que se articula com o antebraço
  2. 2
    a mão fechada
  3. 3
    o cabo de instrumentos perfurantes
  4. 4
    cabo de arma de fogo
  5. 5
    peça de vestuário que circunda o punho¹

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Fraturou o punho
  2. Fechou o punho enfraquecido, e começou a atirar murros ao acaso contra o tronco do Alba Grande.

This word in other languages

fist(English)puño(Español)poing(Français)Faust(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pnuho
  • ppunho
  • puhno
  • punhho
  • punnho
  • punoh
  • upnho

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of punho - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

pnuho2ppunho1puhno2punhho1punnho1punoh2upnho2
Edit distance from "punho"

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 "punho"?
"punho" is spelled P-U-N-H-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpu.ɲu/.
What does "punho" mean?
As a noun, "punho" means: a parte proximal da mão que se articula com o antebraço
What words are commonly confused with "punho"?
"punho" is commonly confused with "puro", "puto", "punk". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "punho"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "punho" is /ˈpu.ɲu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "punho" come from?
"punho" 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 "punho", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

podre#9,388sonha#9,410north#9,378motel#9,372

Similar misspelling depth

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

judas7 variantsJeans7 variantsheart7 variantsFélix7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list