Impuls

[ɪmˈpʊls]

/[ɪmˈpʊls]/ noun

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The verdict

“Impuls” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,901. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,901
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Anstoß, Anregung

Corpus desk

Index DE-impuls · Impuls · German

Impuls · rank #11,901 · 9 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,901
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Huren

Nearest frequency peer: Huren (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Impuls“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Impuls“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

Impuls vs impulse
71% similar
Impuls vs Impulsen
75% similar

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

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Impuls“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Impulsliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Huren“ (#11,900), „Innovationen“ (#11,902), „Homburg“ (#11,899). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Impuls“ bei #11,901. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Impuls (IPA [ɪmˈpʊls]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,901 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Impuls, with forms such as "immpuls", "implus", and "imppuls". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "impulse", "Impulsen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 German form is Impuls, spelled I-M-P-U-L-S.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die entscheidenden Impulse für den Völkermord seien von einer Gruppe mittlerer Bürokraten ausgegangen, Technokraten, die die NS-Neuordnung in Europa geplant und vorangetrieben hätten.“
  2. „Die französische Psychiatrie kapselte sich weitgehend auch gegenüber Impulsen aus anderen Ländern ab und pflegte ihre eigene Nosologie und Terminologie.“

This word in other languages

impulse(English)impulso(Español)impulsion(Français)impulso(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • immpuls
  • implus
  • imppuls
  • impulls
  • impulss
  • impusl
  • imupls
  • ipmuls
  • mipuls

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Impuls - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

immpuls1implus2imppuls1impulls1impulss1impusl2imupls2ipmuls2
Edit distance from "Impuls"

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Karton#11,907lernst#11,921Marvin#11,927minder#11,933

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Litauen9 variantsgekonnt9 variantsMaurice9 variantsPumpen9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list