pulo

//ˈpu.lu// noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,593

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

pulo is aPortuguesenoun. It means: ato de pular; salto pequeno Pronounced /ˈpu.lu/. Often confused with put and pum.

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)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of pulo in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for pulo is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈpu.lu/. Corpus data places it at rank #16,593 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for pulo, with forms such as "pluo", "ppulo", and "pullo". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.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 explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is pulo, spelled P-U-L-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: pluo,ppulo,pullo,puol,uplo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for pulo

Misspelling Variants of "pulo"

pluo4ppulo5pullo5puol4uplo4
Misspelling Variants of "pulo"

Frequency rank: #16,593 in Portuguese

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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Nearby Portuguese words

Other entries that begin with the letter P in our Portuguese index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.