Which to use
“impulsa” and “impulsado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,403
- “impulsa” frequency rank
- #10,513
- “impulsado” frequency rank
- 22916
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | impulsa | impulsado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de impulsar. | Participio de impulsar. |
Where the eye mixes impulsa and impulsado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: impulsa vs impulsado
A purely visual mix-up. impulsa ([ĩmˈpulsa]) and impulsado ([ĩmpulˈsað̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “impulsa” sits inside “impulsado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22916, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
impulsa is recorded at frequency rank #12,403, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩmˈpulsa]. impulsado is at rank #10,513, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmpulˈsað̞o].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 22916, this pair ranks #248,168 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of impulsa vs impulsado
Shared letters: ailmpsu. Private to "impulsa": -. Private to "impulsado": do.
"impulsa" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "impulsado" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "impulsa" for "impulsado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "impulsa" vs "impulsado" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "impulsa" and "impulsado" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "impulsa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "impulsado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #248,168 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "impulsa" and "impulsado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "impulsa vs impulsora". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #248,168 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.