púlsar
[ˈpulsaɾ]
The verdict
“púlsar” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Estrella de neutrones que emite radiación periódica. Los púlsares poseen un intenso campo magnético que induce la emisión de estos pulsos de radiación electromagnética a intervalos regulares relaci...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | púlsar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpulsaɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “púlsar” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for púlsar is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpulsaɾ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Estrella de neutrones que emite radiación periódica. Los púlsares poseen un intenso campo magnético que induce la emisión de estos pulsos de radiación electromagnética a intervalos regulares relaci...".
Zero misspellings are on record for púlsar in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is púlsar, spelled P-Ú-L-S-A-R.
Definition
- 1Estrella de neutrones que emite radiación periódica. Los púlsares poseen un intenso campo magnético que induce la emisión de estos pulsos de radiación electromagnética a intervalos regulares relacionados con el periodo de rotación del objeto.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “púlsar”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-Ú-L-S-A-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpulsaɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.