pullet
/ˈpʊlɪt/
"pullet" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“pullet” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A young hen, especially one less than a year old.
Corpus desk
Index EN-pullet · pullet · English
pullet · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pullet |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpʊlɪt/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “pullet” in English
Rare enough to double-check
pullet is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈpʊlɪt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
pullet doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English polet, pulet, from Anglo-Norman pullet, Old French poulet (“young chicken”); polette (“young hen”), from poule (“hen”). Doublet of poult. Compare also Middle English pulle. The correct English form is pullet, spelled P-U-L-L-E-T.
Definition
- 1A young hen, especially one less than a year old.
- 2A spineless person; a coward.
- 3A girl or young woman.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pullet appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
They died not because the Pullets would not feed: but because the Devil foresaw their death, he contrived that abstinence in them.
The dinner-hour being arrived, Black George carried her up a pullet, the squire himself [...] attending the door.
Etymology
From Middle English polet, pulet, from Anglo-Norman pullet, Old French poulet (“young chicken”); polette (“young hen”), from poule (“hen”). Doublet of poult. Compare also Middle English pulle.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.