pulse

/ˈpʊlzə/

//ˈpʊlzə// verb

The verdict

“pulse” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #29,101. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,101
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - flexão do verbo pulsen

Corpus desk

Index PT-pulse · pulse · Portuguese

pulse · rank #29,101 · 7 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,101
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH ralado

Nearest frequency peer: ralado (+4 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “pulse”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “pulse” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

pulse vs push
60% similar
pulse vs puré
40% similar
pulse vs pulso
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for pulse
PropertyValue
Headwordpulse
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈpʊlzə/
Letters5
Frequency rank#29,101
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “pulse”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).pulsecai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “ralado” (#29,105), “privatizar” (#29,095), “poça” (#29,093). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “pulse” fica em #29,101. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around pulse (IPA /ˈpʊlzə/), averb. Corpus frequency is #29,101 among 1,578 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "flexão do verbo pulsen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for pulse, with forms such as "pluse", "ppulse", and "pules". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "push", "puré", "pulso", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is pulse, spelled P-U-L-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    flexão do verbo pulsen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pluse
  • ppulse
  • pules
  • pullse
  • pulsse
  • pusle
  • uplse

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pulse - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

pluse2ppulse1pules2pullse1pulsse1pusle2uplse2
Edit distance from "pulse"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pulse"?
"pulse" is spelled P-U-L-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpʊlzə/.
What does "pulse" mean?
As a verb, "pulse" means: flexão do verbo pulsen
What words are commonly confused with "pulse"?
"pulse" is commonly confused with "push", "puré", "pulso". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pulse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pulse" is /ˈpʊlzə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pulse" come from?
"pulse" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pulse", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list