# puller

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpʊlɚ/ · frequency rank #46,121

## Definitions
1. Anything that pulls, but especially a hoist in which a cable is attached to a lever and a ratchet mechanism.
2. A tool for pulling, such as a bearing puller.

## Etymology
From Middle English puller, pullere, equivalent to pull + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **pulse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/puller-vs-pulse)
- **pulls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/puller-vs-pulls)
- **pulses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/puller-vs-pulses)
- **punter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/puller-vs-punter)
- **pusher** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/puller-vs-pusher)
- **pulley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/puller-vs-pulley)
- **putter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/puller-vs-putter)
- **pulsed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/puller-vs-pulsed)
- **pulsar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/puller-vs-pulsar)
- **pulleys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/puller-vs-pulleys)
- **pullover** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/puller-vs-pullover)
- **pull** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pull-vs-puller)
- **pulled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pulled-vs-puller)
- **Palmer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/palmer-vs-puller)
- **pillar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pillar-vs-puller)
- **pollen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pollen-vs-puller)
- **polled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/polled-vs-puller)
- **pallet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pallet-vs-puller)
- **pellet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pellet-vs-puller)
- **puffer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/puffer-vs-puller)

## Common misspellings (7)
`pluler`, `ppuller`, `pulelr`, `puler`, `pullerr`, `pullre`, `upller`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/puller