Pulli

[ˈpʊliː]

/[ˈpʊliː]/ noun

The verdict

“Pulli” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,689. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,689
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pullover oder Pullunder

Corpus desk

Index DE-pulli · Pulli · German

Pulli · rank #17,689 · 5 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,689
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH präsentierten

Nearest frequency peer: präsentierten (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Pulli“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Pulli“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Pulli vs Puls
60% similar
Pulli vs Pult
60% similar
Pulli vs Pulse
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Pulli
PropertyValue
HeadwordPulli
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpʊliː]
Letters5
Frequency rank#17,689
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Pulli“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Pulliliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „präsentierten“ (#17,688), „production“ (#17,687), „Pädagogen“ (#17,691). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Pulli“ bei #17,689. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Pulli (IPA [ˈpʊliː]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,689 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pullover oder Pullunder".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Pulli, with forms such as "pluli", "ppulli", and "puli". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Puls", "Pult", "Pulse", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Pulli, spelled P-U-L-L-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pullover oder Pullunder

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Pulli appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Zieh deinen Pulli an! Es ist kalt draußen.
  2. „Er trägt funkelnagelneue Tennisschuhe kommunistischer »Machart« und einen dicken Pulli mit Reißverschluß.“

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pluli
  • ppulli
  • puli
  • pulil
  • uplli

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Pulli - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

pluli2ppulli1puli1pulil2uplli2
Edit distance from "Pulli"

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 "Pulli"?
"Pulli" is spelled P-U-L-L-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpʊliː].
What does "Pulli" mean?
As a noun, "Pulli" means: Pullover oder Pullunder
What words are commonly confused with "Pulli"?
"Pulli" is commonly confused with "Puls", "Pult", "Pulse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Pulli"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pulli" is [ˈpʊliː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pulli" come from?
"Pulli" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list