impulsanvsimpulsosWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: impulsan is a verb, impulsos is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“impulsan” is a verb and “impulsos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#23,819
“impulsan” frequency rank
#14,157
“impulsos” frequency rank
37976
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature impulsan impulsos
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de impulsar. Forma del plural de impulso.

Where the eye mixes impulsan and impulsos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
impulsan
8 ch
impulsos

Look-alike desk: impulsan vs impulsos

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: impulsan is [ĩmˈpulsãn] while impulsos is [ĩmˈpulsos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37976, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

impulsan is recorded at frequency rank #23,819, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩmˈpulsãn]. impulsos is at rank #14,157, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ĩmˈpulsos].

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 37976, this pair ranks #172,468 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of impulsan vs impulsos

Shared letters: ilmpsu. Private to "impulsan": an. Private to "impulsos": o.

"impulsan" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC  ·  "impulsos" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • impulsanimmpulsan · implusan · imppulsan · impulasn · impullsan · impulsann · impulsna · impulssan
  • impulsosimmpulsos · implusos · imppulsos · impullsos · impuloss · impulsoss · impulssos · impuslos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "impulsan" for "impulsos" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "impulsan" is a verb and "impulsos" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "impulsan" vs "impulsos" - which ranks higher?
"impulsos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,157 in our Spanish list, against #23,819 for "impulsan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "impulsan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "impulsos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #172,468 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "impulsan" and "impulsos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "impulsan vs imputan". 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 #172,468 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