pulsation
/pəlˈseɪʃən/noun
pulsation is spelled P-U-L-S-A-T-I-O-N: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 72,332nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pulsation means “The regular throbbing of the heart, an artery etc. in a living body; the pulse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pulsation is pulsations.
How many letters and syllables are in pulsation?
| Letters | 9: P-U-L-S-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 72,332nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is pulsation?
Pulsation appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 72,332nd 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 pulsation?
- UK /pʌlˈseɪʃn̩/
- US /pəlˈseɪʃən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-pulsation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with pulsation?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as pulsation from its last stressed vowel (/eɪʃən/):
- situation
- association
- population
- administration
- operation
- organization
- application
- location
- generation
- foundation
- conversation
- investigation
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of pulsation
- pulsations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pulsation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The regular throbbing of the heart, an artery etc. in a living body; the pulse.
- 2
Any rhythmic beating, throbbing etc.
- 3
The rhythmic increase and decrease of size in naked zoospores and plasmodia.
- 4
archaicPhysical striking; a blow.
- 5
A single beat, throb or vibration.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pulsation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense regular throbbing of the heart:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | pulsação |
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 pulsation come from?
Inherited from Middle English pulsacioun (“pulsing of the blood, throbbing”), borrowed from Middle French pulsacion (“(of bells) a striking (end of 14th c.); (of a diseased part of the body) a throbbing (1377); pulsation (1575)”), and its source, Latin pulsātiō (“(classical Latin) a beating or striking; (Medieval Latin, medical) rhythmical expansion and contraction (1363 in Chauliac)”). By surface analysis, pulsate + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).