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 eye mixes impulsado and impulsados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. impulsado runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVCV) against impulsados's 10 (VCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between impulsado and impulsados
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
- impulsado ← immpulsado · implusado · imppulsado · impulasdo · impullsado · impulsaddo · impulsaod · impulsdao
- impulsados ← immpulsados · implusados · imppulsados · impulasdos · impullsados · impulsaddos · impulsadoss · impulsadso
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "impulsado" and "impulsados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "impulsado" vs "impulsados" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "impulsado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "impulsados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #167,377 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "impulsado" and "impulsados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "impugnado vs impulsado". 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 #167,377 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.