prepulse
noun, verb
prepulse is spelled P-R-E-P-U-L-S-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, prepulse means “A weak pulse (stimulus) that inhibits a reaction to a subsequent stronger one” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of prepulse is prepulses.
How many letters and syllables are in prepulse?
| Letters | 8: P-R-E-P-U-L-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 71 million words; the 265,644th 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 prepulse?
Prepulse appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th 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).
Forms of prepulse
- prepulses plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- prepulsing participle, present
- prepulsed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does prepulse mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A weak pulse (stimulus) that inhibits a reaction to a subsequent stronger one
verb
- 1
To produce such a pulse
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does prepulse come from?
From pre- + pulse.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).