pelu
\pə.ly\
The verdict
“pelu” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante de poilu.
Corpus desk
Index FR-pelu · pelu · French
pelu · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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 | pelu |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \pə.ly\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
pelu is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \pə.ly\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante de poilu.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for pelu, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is pelu, spelled P-E-L-U.
Definition
- 1Variante de poilu.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pelu appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ces membres pelus, robustes et nerveux
Certains jours, il plongeait tout son corps pelu dans une barrique d’eau de mer et se frottait à la cendre.
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.