pulses

noun

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"pulses" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“pulses” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #17,928. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,928
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of pulse

Corpus desk

Index EN-pulses · pulses · English

pulses · rank #17,928 · 8 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,928
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH proofs

Nearest frequency peer: proofs (-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 “pulses”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pulses” 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).

pulses vs puss
67% similar
pulses vs purse
67% similar
pulses vs pulse
83% similar

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

Key facts for pulses
PropertyValue
Headwordpulses
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#17,928
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “pulses”

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).pulseslands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “proofs” (#17,927), “racially” (#17,929), “predictive” (#17,926). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “pulses” is #17,928. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around pulses, anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,928 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of pulse".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for pulses, with forms such as "pluses", "ppulses", and "puless". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "puss", "purse", "pulse", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is pulses, spelled P-U-L-S-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of pulse

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The electrifying beat sent pulses of energy through my body.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pluses
  • ppulses
  • puless
  • pullses
  • pulsess
  • pulsses
  • pusles
  • uplses

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

pluses2ppulses1puless2pullses1pulsess1pulsses1pusles2uplses2
Edit distance from "pulses"

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 "pulses"?
"pulses" is spelled P-U-L-S-E-S.
What does "pulses" mean?
As a noun, "pulses" means: plural of pulse
What words are commonly confused with "pulses"?
"pulses" is commonly confused with "puss", "purse", "pulse". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "pulses" come from?
"pulses" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

proofs#17,927porous#17,924retard#17,936pelvic#17,919

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

racks8 variantsMandy8 variantskinky8 variantsumpire8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list