impulsiv

[ˌɪmpʊlˈziːf]

/[ˌɪmpʊlˈziːf]/ adj

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The verdict

“impulsiv” is uncommon German (frequency #55,434 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,434
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plötzlichen Eingebungen folgend

Corpus desk

Index DE-impulsiv · impulsiv · German

impulsiv · rank #55,434 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,434
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH implizieren

Nearest frequency peer: implizieren (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „impulsiv“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „impulsiv“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for impulsiv
PropertyValue
Headwordimpulsiv
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˌɪmpʊlˈziːf]
Letters8
Frequency rank#55,434
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „impulsiv“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).impulsivfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „implizieren“ (#55,433), „Imst“ (#55,435), „Implementation“ (#55,432). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „impulsiv“ bei #55,434. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

impulsiv is uncommon German at frequency #55,434 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌɪmpʊlˈziːf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "plötzlichen Eingebungen folgend".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for impulsiv, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is impulsiv, spelled I-M-P-U-L-S-I-V.

Definition

  1. 1
    plötzlichen Eingebungen folgend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Vielleicht habe ich da zu impulsiv gehandelt.
  2. „Enrico Onofri, einer jener italienischen Teufelsgeiger, die mit ihrem impulsiven Spiel der Barockmusik den letzten Rest pompöser Betulichkeit ausgetrieben haben, wagt sich auch an die Vokalmusik.“

Synonyms

launenhaftlaunischstimmungsabhängigunüberlegt

Antonyms

bedächtiglahmarschigüberlegtzögerlich

This word in other languages

impulsive(English)impulsivo(Español)impulsif(Français)

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 "impulsiv"?
"impulsiv" is spelled I-M-P-U-L-S-I-V. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌɪmpʊlˈziːf].
What does "impulsiv" mean?
As an adjective, "impulsiv" means: plötzlichen Eingebungen folgend
How do you pronounce "impulsiv"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "impulsiv" is [ˌɪmpʊlˈziːf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "impulsiv" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Inbrunst#55,436Holdings#55,416Herbstes#55,404hellgrün#55,403

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list