Pulsar

[pʊlˈzaːɐ̯]

/[pʊlˈzaːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Pulsar” is uncommon German (frequency #90,755 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,755
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Neutronenstern, der in regelmäßiger Abfolge Impulse elektromagnetischer Wellen abstrahlt

Corpus desk

Index DE-pulsar · Pulsar · German

Pulsar · rank #90,755 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,755
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Pura

Nearest frequency peer: Pura (+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 „Pulsar“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Pulsar
PropertyValue
HeadwordPulsar
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[pʊlˈzaːɐ̯]
Letters6
Frequency rank#90,755
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Pulsar“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Pulsarfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Pura“ (#90,756), „Puritaner“ (#90,757), „psychedelic“ (#90,752). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Pulsar“ bei #90,755. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Pulsar is uncommon German at frequency #90,755 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [pʊlˈzaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Neutronenstern, der in regelmäßiger Abfolge Impulse elektromagnetischer Wellen abstrahlt".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Pulsar, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Pulsar, spelled P-U-L-S-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Neutronenstern, der in regelmäßiger Abfolge Impulse elektromagnetischer Wellen abstrahlt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Pulsare geben ein nahezu gleichmäßiges Signal von sich.
  2. „Im Zentrum des Krebsnebels befinden sich die Reste eines einst massereichen Sterns, ein rotierender Neutronenstern, der mehr oder weniger rasch pulsierende, hoch- und niedrigenergetische Strahlung aussendet und deshalb "Pulsar" genannt wird.“

This word in other languages

pulsar(English)pulsar(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 "Pulsar"?
"Pulsar" is spelled P-U-L-S-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [pʊlˈzaːɐ̯].
What does "Pulsar" mean?
As a noun, "Pulsar" means: Neutronenstern, der in regelmäßiger Abfolge Impulse elektromagnetischer Wellen abstrahlt
How do you pronounce "Pulsar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pulsar" is [pʊlˈzaːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pulsar" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Prague#90,743raison#90,768pinter#90,729Pfades#90,722

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list