Puls

[pʊls]

/[pʊls]/ noun

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The verdict

“Puls” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,121. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,121
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - an den Schlagadern (Arterien) fühlbare Druckwelle, welche in der Systole durch die Auswurfarbeit des Herzens entsteht

Corpus desk

Index DE-puls · Puls · German

Puls · rank #8,121 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,121
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Psychiatrie

Nearest frequency peer: Psychiatrie (-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 „Puls“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Puls“ 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).

Puls vs PUR
25% similar
Puls vs put
25% similar
Puls vs pure
25% similar

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

Key facts for Puls
PropertyValue
HeadwordPuls
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pʊls]
Letters4
Frequency rank#8,121
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Puls“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Psychiatrie“ (#8,120), „pure“ (#8,122), „Plattformen“ (#8,119). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Puls“ bei #8,121. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Puls (IPA [pʊls]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,121 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Puls, with forms such as "ppuls", "pulls", and "pulss". 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, "PUR", "put", "pure", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Puls, spelled P-U-L-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    an den Schlagadern (Arterien) fühlbare Druckwelle, welche in der Systole durch die Auswurfarbeit des Herzens entsteht
  2. 2
    Stelle am Handgelenk, wo man ^([1]) fühlen kann
  3. 3
    eine periodische Folge von Impulsen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mein Puls beträgt 120 Schläge pro Minute, da ich gerade gelaufen bin!
  2. Fühlen Sie doch bitte der Patientin den Puls.

Synonyms

HerzpochenHerzschlagPulsschlagImpulsImpulsfolge

This word in other languages

pulse(English)pulso(Español)pouls(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ppuls
  • pulls
  • pulss
  • pusl
  • upls

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Puls - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ppuls1pulls1pulss1pusl2upls2
Edit distance from "Puls"

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 "Puls"?
"Puls" is spelled P-U-L-S. The IPA pronunciation is [pʊls].
What does "Puls" mean?
As a noun, "Puls" means: an den Schlagadern (Arterien) fühlbare Druckwelle, welche in der Systole durch die Auswurfarbeit des Herzens entsteht
What words are commonly confused with "Puls"?
"Puls" is commonly confused with "PUR", "put", "pure". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Puls"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Puls" is [pʊls]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Puls" come from?
"Puls" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

pure#8,122Olaf#8,115Ruth#8,127sank#8,128

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list