pull-over
\py.l‿o.vɛʁ\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pull-over |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \py.l‿o.vɛʁ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « pull-over » en français
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
- 1Vêtement couvrant le buste, des épaules à la ceinture et les bras jusqu’aux poignets.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how pull-over appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.
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 ?
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.