pull-over

\py.l‿o.vɛʁ\

/\py.l‿o.vɛʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“pull-over” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vêtement couvrant le buste, des épaules à la ceinture et les bras jusqu’aux poignets.

Corpus desk

Index FR-pull-over · pull-over · French

pull-over · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for pull-over
PropertyValue
Headwordpull-over
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\py.l‿o.vɛʁ\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « pull-over » en français

pull-overreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pull-over is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \py.l‿o.vɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vêtement couvrant le buste, des épaules à la ceinture et les bras jusqu’aux poignets.".

pull-over has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is pull-over, spelled P-U-L-L---O-V-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vêtement couvrant le buste, des épaules à la ceinture et les bras jusqu’aux poignets.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how pull-over appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. On y respirait une atmosphère frelatée de barrière, qu’un petit groupe d’individus en pull-over et en casquettes à carreaux s’employaient de leur mieux à rendre mystérieuse.
  2. Quel sociologue appréciera le ferme flou des dernières démocraties qui auront lutté contre l’angoisse ambiante par le ponceau d’un spencer ou le jacquard d’un pull-over ?

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pull-over"?
"pull-over" is spelled P-U-L-L---O-V-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \py.l‿o.vɛʁ\.
What does "pull-over" mean?
As a noun, "pull-over" means: Vêtement couvrant le buste, des épaules à la ceinture et les bras jusqu’aux poignets.
How do you pronounce "pull-over"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pull-over" is \py.l‿o.vɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pull-over" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list