pulo

/ˈpu.lu/

//ˈpu.lu// noun

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The verdict

“pulo” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #16,593. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,593
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato de pular; salto pequeno

Corpus desk

Index PT-pulo · pulo · Portuguese

pulo · rank #16,593 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,593
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH pronúncia

Nearest frequency peer: pronúncia (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “pulo”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “pulo” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

pulo vs put
50% similar
pulo vs pum
50% similar
pulo vs puta
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for pulo
PropertyValue
Headwordpulo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈpu.lu/
Letters4
Frequency rank#16,593
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “pulo”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.pulocai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “pronúncia” (#16,592), “rasgar” (#16,594), “relatam” (#16,599). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “pulo” fica em #16,593. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around pulo (IPA /ˈpu.lu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,593 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for pulo, with forms such as "pluo", "ppulo", and "pullo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "put", "pum", "puta", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is pulo, spelled P-U-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato de pular; salto pequeno
  2. 2
    transição rápida e sem grande esforço
  3. 3
    ação de passar a outro lugar; ato de deixar uma entidade integrando-se a outra
  4. 4
    visita em que não se demora muito no lugar visitado
  5. 5
    elevação, aumento acentuado
  6. 6
    ato criminal
  7. 7
    ação errada, comportamento errôneo
  8. 8
    pequena distância

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Para que aquelas brincadeiras de fora do palco virassem faixas de disco em estúdio, foi um pulo, com o empurrãozinho de um produtor esperto - apesar da relutância de Dinho em abandonar o "rock a sério".
  2. De lá, deu um pulo para o Flamengo.

Synonyms

chegadapassada

This word in other languages

hop(English)brinco(Español)sautillement(Français)Hüpfen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pluo
  • ppulo
  • pullo
  • puol
  • uplo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pulo - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

pluo2ppulo1pullo1puol2uplo2
Edit distance from "pulo"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pulo"?
"pulo" is spelled P-U-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpu.lu/.
What does "pulo" mean?
As a noun, "pulo" means: ato de pular; salto pequeno
What words are commonly confused with "pulo"?
"pulo" is commonly confused with "put", "pum", "puta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pulo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pulo" is /ˈpu.lu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pulo" come from?
"pulo" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pulo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

atum#16,684aval#16,685cook#16,716caju#16,459

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

açude5 variantsbabe5 variantsLevi5 variantsmané5 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list