pula

/pʊlə/

//pʊlə// noun

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"pula" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“pula” is uncommon English (frequency #63,161 among 46,516 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,161
frequency rank, English
46,516
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Rain, used as an expression of greeting or good luck.

Key facts for pula
PropertyValue
Headwordpula
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pʊlə/
Letters4
Frequency rank#63,161
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “pula” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). pula lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pula is uncommon English at frequency #63,161 among 46,516 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /pʊlə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for pula in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Tswana pula, Northern Sotho pula, and Sotho pula (“rain”), all from Proto-Bantu *mbúdà. The correct English form is pula, spelled P-U-L-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rain, used as an expression of greeting or good luck.
  2. 2
    The currency of Botswana, divided into 100 thebe.

Etymology

From Tswana pula, Northern Sotho pula, and Sotho pula (“rain”), all from Proto-Bantu *mbúdà.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pula"?
"pula" is spelled P-U-L-A. The IPA pronunciation is /pʊlə/.
What does "pula" mean?
As a noun, "pula" means: Rain, used as an expression of greeting or good luck.
How do you pronounce "pula"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pula" is /pʊlə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "pula"?
From Tswana pula, Northern Sotho pula, and Sotho pula (“rain”), all from Proto-Bantu *mbúdà. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “pula”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is P-U-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /pʊlə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list