pulsion
/ˈpʌlʃn̩/noun
pulsion is spelled P-U-L-S-I-O-N: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pulsion means “A subconscious drive or impulse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pulsion is pulsions.
How many letters and syllables are in pulsion?
| Letters | 7: P-U-L-S-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 91 million words; the 305,310th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 pulsion?
Pulsion appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th 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 pulsion?
- UK /ˈpʌlʃn̩/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with pulsion?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as pulsion (/ʌlʃn/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: upsilon.
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 pulsion
- pulsions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pulsion mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicThe act of driving forward; propulsion.
- 2
A subconscious drive or impulse.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pulsion in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | pulsión |
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 pulsion come from?
Borrowed from French pulsion, from Latin pulsio.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).