pulsating

adj

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"pulsating" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“pulsating” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #32,545. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,545
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Very exciting.

Corpus desk

Index EN-pulsating · pulsating · English

pulsating · rank #32,545 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,545
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH pungent

Nearest frequency peer: pungent (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “pulsating”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “pulsating” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

pulsating vs pulsing
78% similar
pulsating vs plating
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for pulsating
PropertyValue
Headwordpulsating
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters9
Frequency rank#32,545
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “pulsating”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).pulsatinglands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “pungent” (#32,546), “psyched” (#32,543), “putter” (#32,547). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “pulsating” is #32,545. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around pulsating, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #32,545 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Very exciting.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for pulsating, with forms such as "plusating", "ppulsating", and "pulasting". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "pulsing", "plating", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is pulsating, spelled P-U-L-S-A-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Very exciting.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how pulsating appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Liverpool lost ground in the Premier League title race in a pulsating draw at Tottenham that was packed with incident and saw Andrew Robertson sent off for the visitors.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • plusating
  • ppulsating
  • pulasting
  • pullsating
  • pulsaitng
  • pulsatign
  • pulsatingg
  • pulsatinng
  • pulsatnig
  • pulsatting
  • pulssating
  • pulstaing
  • puslating
  • uplsating

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pulsating - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

plusating2ppulsating1pulasting2pullsating1pulsaitng2pulsatign2pulsatingg1pulsatinng1
Edit distance from "pulsating"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pulsating"?
"pulsating" is spelled P-U-L-S-A-T-I-N-G.
What does "pulsating" mean?
As an adjective, "pulsating" means: Very exciting.
What words are commonly confused with "pulsating"?
"pulsating" is commonly confused with "pulsing", "plating". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "pulsating" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pulsating", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list