impulsadovsimpulsadosWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: impulsado is a verb, impulsados is a participle, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“impulsado” is a verb and “impulsados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#10,513
“impulsado” frequency rank
#28,405
“impulsados” frequency rank
38918
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature impulsado impulsados
Definition Participio de impulsar. Forma del plural de impulsado, participio de impulsar.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set impulsado and impulsados apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
impulsado
10 ch
impulsados

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: impulsado is [ĩmpulˈsað̞o] while impulsados is [ĩmpulˈsað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “impulsado” sits inside “impulsados”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38918, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

impulsado is recorded at frequency rank #10,513, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩmpulˈsað̞o]. impulsados is at rank #28,405, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ĩmpulˈsað̞os].

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 38918, this pair ranks #167,377 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of impulsado vs impulsados

Shared letters: adilmopsu. Private to "impulsado": -. Private to "impulsados": -.

"impulsado" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVCV  ·  "impulsados" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • impulsadoimmpulsado · implusado · imppulsado · impulasdo · impullsado · impulsaddo · impulsaod · impulsdao
  • impulsadosimmpulsados · implusados · imppulsados · impulasdos · impullsados · impulsaddos · impulsadoss · impulsadso

Frequency comparison

impulsado#10,513
impulsados#28,405

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "impulsado" and "impulsados" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "impulsado" is a verb and "impulsados" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "impulsado" or "impulsados"?
"impulsado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,513 in our Spanish list, against #28,405 for "impulsados". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering impulsado vs impulsados

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “impulsado”; for a participle, it's “impulsados”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “impulsado” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

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