impulsion
noun
impulsion is spelled I-M-P-U-L-S-I-O-N: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, impulsion means “The act of impelling or driving onward, or the state of being impelled; the sudden or momentary agency of a body in motion on another body; also, the…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of impulsion is impulsions.
How many letters and syllables are in impulsion?
| Letters | 9: I-M-P-U-L-S-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 165,739th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is impulsion?
Impulsion appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce impulsion?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-impulsion.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of impulsion
- impulsions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does impulsion mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of impelling or driving onward, or the state of being impelled; the sudden or momentary agency of a body in motion on another body; also, the impelling force, or impulse.
- 2
Influence acting unexpectedly or temporarily on the mind; sudden motive or influence; impulse.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Impulsion in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | impulsión |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does impulsion come from?
From Middle English impulsioun, from Old French impulsion, from Latin impulsio, impulsionem.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).