# puni vs puta

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### puni
*verb · IPA /ˈpu.ni/. · frequency rank #34,868*
punir

### puta
*adjective · IPA /ˈpu.tɐ/ · frequency rank #1,506*
belo, ótimo

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