Impuls

/[ɪmˈpʊls]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,901

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

Impuls is aGermannoun. It means: Anstoß, Anregung Pronounced [ɪmˈpʊls]. Often confused with impulse and Impulsen.

Key facts for Impuls
PropertyValue
HeadwordImpuls
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɪmˈpʊls]
Letters6
Frequency rank#11,901
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Impuls in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Impuls is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɪmˈpʊls]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,901 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Impuls, with forms such as "immpuls", "implus", and "imppuls". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "impulse", "Impulsen", 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 German form is Impuls, spelled I-M-P-U-L-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Anstoß, Anregung
  2. 2
    Spannungs- oder Stromstoß von kurzer Dauer
  3. 3
    Produkt aus Kraft und Einwirkungsdauer, Produkt aus Masse und Geschwindigkeit
  4. 4
    innerer Drang, Trieb, plötzliche Eingebung

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: immpuls,implus,imppuls,impulls,impulss,impusl,imupls,ipmuls,mipuls

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Impuls

Misspelling Variants of "Impuls"

immpuls7implus6imppuls7impulls7impulss7impusl6imupls6ipmuls6
Misspelling Variants of "Impuls"

Frequency rank: #11,901 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Impuls"?
"Impuls" is spelled I-M-P-U-L-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪmˈpʊls].
What does "Impuls" mean?
As a noun, "Impuls" means: Anstoß, Anregung
What words are commonly confused with "Impuls"?
"Impuls" is commonly confused with "impulse", "Impulsen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Impuls"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Impuls" is [ɪmˈpʊls]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Impuls" come from?
"Impuls" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.