# pulsed vs pumped

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### pumped
*verb · IPA /pʌmpt/ · frequency rank #9,803*
simple past and past participle of pump

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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