# Paulsen

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #41,303

## Definitions
1. A surname from Danish or Norwegian.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Danish and Norwegian Paulsen.

## Easily confused with
- **pulse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paulsen-vs-pulse)
- **pause** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paulsen-vs-pause)
- **paused** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paulsen-vs-paused)
- **pulses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paulsen-vs-pulses)
- **pulsed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paulsen-vs-pulsed)
- **Paulson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paulsen-vs-paulson)
- **Paulie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paulie-vs-paulsen)

## Common misspellings (10)
`apulsen`, `palusen`, `paulesn`, `paullsen`, `paulsenn`, `paulsne`, `paulssen`, `pauslen`, `ppaulsen`, `pualsen`

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