Pulsschlag

[ˈpʊlsˌʃlaːk]

/[ˈpʊlsˌʃlaːk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Pulsschlag” is uncommon German (frequency #86,944 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,944
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vom Herzen ausgehende rhythmische, fühl- und messbare Blutwelle in den Blutgefäßen

Corpus desk

Index DE-pulsschlag · Pulsschlag · German

Pulsschlag · rank #86,944 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,944
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Pyrit

Nearest frequency peer: Pyrit (+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 „Pulsschlag“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Pulsschlag
PropertyValue
HeadwordPulsschlag
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpʊlsˌʃlaːk]
Letters10
Frequency rank#86,944
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Pulsschlag“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Pulsschlagfällt 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: „Pyrit“ (#86,945), „Pächtern“ (#86,946), „psychedelische“ (#86,941). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Pulsschlag“ bei #86,944. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Pulsschlag is uncommon German at frequency #86,944 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈpʊlsˌʃlaːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Pulsschlag, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Pulsschlag, spelled P-U-L-S-S-C-H-L-A-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    vom Herzen ausgehende rhythmische, fühl- und messbare Blutwelle in den Blutgefäßen
  2. 2
    einzelne Blutwelle, einzelner Schlag des Pulses

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Hundertzwanzig Pulsschläge waren vergangen.“

Synonyms

Puls

This word in other languages

pulsación(Español)

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 "Pulsschlag"?
"Pulsschlag" is spelled P-U-L-S-S-C-H-L-A-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpʊlsˌʃlaːk].
What does "Pulsschlag" mean?
As a noun, "Pulsschlag" means: vom Herzen ausgehende rhythmische, fühl- und messbare Blutwelle in den Blutgefäßen
How do you pronounce "Pulsschlag"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pulsschlag" is [ˈpʊlsˌʃlaːk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pulsschlag" come from?
"Pulsschlag" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

presidente#86,922Polsterung#86,913Rufzeichen#86,999Ortsschild#86,885

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list