implodieren

[ɪmploˈdiːʁən]

/[ɪmploˈdiːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“implodieren” is uncommon German (frequency #93,100 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,100
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit einem Schlag (durch äußeren Druck) in sich zusammenfallen

Corpus desk

Index DE-implodieren · implodieren · German

implodieren · rank #93,100 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,100
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH impulsive

Nearest frequency peer: impulsive (+1 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „implodieren“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „implodieren“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for implodieren
PropertyValue
Headwordimplodieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɪmploˈdiːʁən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#93,100
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „implodieren“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).implodierenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „impulsive“ (#93,101), „imaginär“ (#93,098), „indizierte“ (#93,102). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „implodieren“ bei #93,100. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

implodieren is uncommon German at frequency #93,100 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɪmploˈdiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit einem Schlag (durch äußeren Druck) in sich zusammenfallen".

No misspelling variants are generated for implodieren in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is implodieren, spelled I-M-P-L-O-D-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit einem Schlag (durch äußeren Druck) in sich zusammenfallen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how implodieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Das erste Reaktionsgefäß mit einem Fernbachkolben als Grundkörper implodierte bei den Rotationsversuchen unter Vakuum.“
  2. „Ich implodierte, als der Schmerz über Charlies Verlust das Eis durchbrach und mich zerriss. Ich brach zusammen.“

Antonyms

explodieren

This word in other languages

implode(English)implosionar(Español)imploser(Français)

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "implodieren"?
"implodieren" is spelled I-M-P-L-O-D-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪmploˈdiːʁən].
What does "implodieren" mean?
As a verb, "implodieren" means: mit einem Schlag (durch äußeren Druck) in sich zusammenfallen
How do you pronounce "implodieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "implodieren" is [ɪmploˈdiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "implodieren" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

infektiösen#93,105Kakaopulver#93,126hochgradige#93,064Kindersitze#93,144

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list