puntual

Asturian

Adjective

puntual (epicene, plural puntuales)

1. punctual

Derived terms

• puntualidá

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central, Valencia, Northwestern) [pun.tuˈal]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Adjective

puntual m or f (masculine and feminine plural puntuals)

1. punctual

Derived terms

• puntualitat
• puntualitzar
• puntualment

Further reading

• “puntual”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Galician

Adjective

puntual m or f (plural puntuais)

1. punctual

Derived terms

• impuntual
• puntualidade
• puntualmente

Further reading

• “puntual”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin punctuālis, from punctus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /punˈtwal/ [pũn̪ˈt̪wal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: pun‧tual

Adjective

puntual m or f (masculine and feminine plural puntuales)

1. punctual, on time

   Antonym: impuntual

2. occurring on few occasions

Derived terms

• impuntual
• puntualidad
• puntualmente

Further reading

• “puntual”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025