pulle

[ˈpʊlə]

/[ˈpʊlə]/ verb

The verdict

“pulle” is uncommon German (frequency #53,168 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,168
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs pullen

Corpus desk

Index DE-pulle · pulle · German

pulle · rank #53,168 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,168
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Pubs

Nearest frequency peer: Pubs (-1 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.

Long-tail ranks near “pulle”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “pulle” sits against similarly uncommon German ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for pulle
PropertyValue
Headwordpulle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈpʊlə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#53,168
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “pulle” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).pulleliegt hier:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Pubs“ (#53,167), „QS“ (#53,169), „provokante“ (#53,166). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pulle is uncommon German at frequency #53,168 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈpʊlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

pulle has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is pulle, spelled P-U-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs pullen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs pullen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs pullen
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Präsens Imperativ Aktiv des Verbs pullen

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pulle"?
"pulle" is spelled P-U-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpʊlə].
What does "pulle" mean?
As a verb, "pulle" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs pullen
How do you pronounce "pulle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pulle" is [ˈpʊlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pulle" come from?
"pulle" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pulle", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list