impulsadovsimpulsaronWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“impulsado” and “impulsaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#10,513
“impulsado” frequency rank
#29,256
“impulsaron” frequency rank
39769
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature impulsado impulsaron
Definition Participio de impulsar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de impulsar.

Where the eye mixes impulsado and impulsaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

9 ch
impulsado
10 ch
impulsaron

Visual trap between impulsado and impulsaron

A purely visual mix-up. impulsado ([ĩmpulˈsað̞o]) and impulsaron ([ĩmpulˈsaɾõn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39769, 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]. impulsaron is at rank #29,256, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩmpulˈsaɾõn].

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 39769, this pair ranks #162,720 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of impulsado vs impulsaron

Shared letters: ailmopsu. Private to "impulsado": d. Private to "impulsaron": nr.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • impulsadoimmpulsado · implusado · imppulsado · impulasdo · impullsado · impulsaddo · impulsaod · impulsdao
  • impulsaronimmpulsaron · implusaron · imppulsaron · impulasron · impullsaron · impulsaorn · impulsarno · impulsaronn

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "impulsado" for "impulsaron" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ĩmpulˈsað̞o] versus [ĩmpulˈsaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "impulsado" or "impulsaron"?
"impulsado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,513 in our Spanish list, against #29,256 for "impulsaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "impulsado" and "impulsaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "impulsado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "impulsaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #162,720 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "impulsado" and "impulsaron" 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 #162,720 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list