impulso
Portuguese, noun/ĩˈpuw.su/
impulso is spelled I-M-P-U-L-S-O (7 letters) and appears 14 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 5,721st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Impulso is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “thrust (force due to propulsion)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “desejo repentino de fazer algo (sem pensar nas consequências)”.
What does impulso mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinethrust (force due to propulsion)
- 2
masculineimpulse (sudden force that impels)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. desejo repentino de fazer algo (sem pensar nas consequências) 2. força ou estimulação repentina
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of impulso
- impulsos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce impulso?
- Brazil /ĩˈpuw.su/
- Brazil [ĩˈpuʊ̯.su]
- Portugal /ĩˈpul.su/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to impulso
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is impulso in Portuguese?
impulso appears 14 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).