pulso

[ˈpulso]

/[ˈpulso]/ noun

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The verdict

“pulso” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #8,302. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,302
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Latido intermitente de las arterias, que se siente en varias partes del cuerpo y especialmente en la muñeca.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pulso · pulso · Spanish

pulso · rank #8,302 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,302
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH propósitos

Nearest frequency peer: propósitos (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “pulso”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “pulso” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

pulso vs pus
60% similar
pulso vs puso
80% similar
pulso vs puro
60% similar

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

Key facts for pulso
PropertyValue
Headwordpulso
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpulso]
Letters5
Frequency rank#8,302
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “pulso”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).pulsocae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “propósitos” (#8,301), “quemado” (#8,303), “rechazado” (#8,304). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pulso” va en #8,302. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around pulso (IPA [ˈpulso]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,302 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for pulso, with forms such as "pluso", "ppulso", and "pullso". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pus", "puso", "puro", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is pulso, spelled P-U-L-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Latido intermitente de las arterias, que se siente en varias partes del cuerpo y especialmente en la muñeca.
  2. 2
    Parte de la muñeca donde se siente el latido de la arteria.
  3. 3
    Seguridad o firmeza en la mano para ejecutar una acción con acierto; como jugar la espada, escribir, etc.
  4. 4
    Tiento o cuidado en un negocio.
  5. 5
    Pulseada (competencia de fuerza).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pluso
  • ppulso
  • pullso
  • pulos
  • pulsso
  • puslo
  • uplso

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pulso - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

pluso2ppulso1pullso1pulos2pulsso1puslo2uplso2
Edit distance from "pulso"

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 "pulso"?
"pulso" is spelled P-U-L-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpulso].
What does "pulso" mean?
As a noun, "pulso" means: Latido intermitente de las arterias, que se siente en varias partes del cuerpo y especialmente en la muñeca.
What words are commonly confused with "pulso"?
"pulso" is commonly confused with "pus", "puso", "puro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pulso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pulso" is [ˈpulso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pulso" come from?
"pulso" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Rinde#8,307Rioja#8,308robos#8,309Lewis#8,280

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

tuyos7 variantsviola7 variantsignora7 variantshallar7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list