# punir

> Portuguese word · Verb · IPA /pu.ˈniɾ/ · frequency rank #10,779

## Definitions
1. infligir pena a; dar castigo a
2. servir de castigo a
3. aplicar correção a
4. submeter a pena
5. infligir pena ou castigo a si mesmo
6. lutar em defesa de (alguém)
7. lutar em defesa de (algo)

## Easily confused with
- **punk** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/punir-vs-punk)
- **puxar** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/punir-vs-puxar)
- **puni** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/puni-vs-punir)
- **pedir** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pedir-vs-punir)
- **pular** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pular-vs-punir)
- **punho** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/punho-vs-punir)
- **pudim** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pudim-vs-punir)
- **pudor** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/pudor-vs-punir)
- **parir** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/parir-vs-punir)
- **penis** (https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/penis-vs-punir)

## Common misspellings (7)
`pnuir`, `ppunir`, `puinr`, `punirr`, `punnir`, `punri`, `upnir`

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