pule
/pjuːl/noun, verb
pule is spelled P-U-L-E: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pule means “A plaintive melancholy whine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pule is pules.
How many letters and syllables are in pule?
| Letters | 4: P-U-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 130,282nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is pule?
Pule appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce pule?
- /pjuːl/
- /pjʉl/
As a noun (“A Serbian cheese made from donkey milk”): /ˈpuːleɪ/.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-pule.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-pule2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pule
- pules plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- puling participle, present
- puled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pule mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A plaintive melancholy whine.
- 2
A Serbian cheese made from donkey milk.
verb
- 1
To whimper or whine.
Although the elderly man felt mounting pain from his illness, he never complained or puled.
- 2
To pipe or chirp.
- 3
To fall in a continuous, light dribble.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pule come from?
From French piauler, a variant of French piailler (“to chirp, cheep”). Compare Italian pigolare (“to cheep as a chicken”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).