# pulled vs pulsed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pulled
*verb · IPA /pʊld/ · frequency rank #2,172*
simple past and past participle of pull

### pulsed
*verb · IPA /pʌlst/ · frequency rank #35,470*
simple past and past participle of pulse

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pulled-vs-pulsed