impulsen

[ĩmˈpulsẽn]

/[ĩmˈpulsẽn]/ verb

The verdict

“impulsen” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #63,893 among 3,428 “I” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,893
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de impulsar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-impulsen · impulsen · Spanish

impulsen · rank #63,893 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,893
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH imputó

Nearest frequency peer: imputó (+1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “impulsen”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “impulsen” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for impulsen
PropertyValue
Headwordimpulsen
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ĩmˈpulsẽn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#63,893
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “impulsen” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).impulsencae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “imputó” (#63,894), “imprudentemente” (#63,891), “incauto” (#63,895). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “impulsen” va en #63,893. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

impulsen is uncommon Spanish at frequency #63,893 among 3,428 “I” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ĩmˈpulsẽn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

impulsen has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is impulsen, spelled I-M-P-U-L-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de impulsar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo de impulsar.

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "impulsen"?
"impulsen" is spelled I-M-P-U-L-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ĩmˈpulsẽn].
What does "impulsen" mean?
As a verb, "impulsen" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de impulsar.
How do you pronounce "impulsen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "impulsen" is [ĩmˈpulsẽn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "impulsen" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list