punição
Portuguese, noun/pu.niˈsɐ̃w̃/
punição is spelled P-U-N-I-Ç-Ã-O (7 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 5,928th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Punição is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “punishment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato ou efeito de punir”.
What does punição mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininepunishment
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ato ou efeito de punir 2. qualquer tipo de castigo imposto a alguém por falta cometida 3. pena a quem fez um crime ou delito, determinada por julgamento 4. situação embaraçosa e/ou penosa que alguém é obrigado a suportar
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 punição
- punições plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce punição?
- Brazil /pu.niˈsɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [pu.niˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /pu.niˈsɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to punição
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is punição in Portuguese?
punição appears 13 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).