# implant

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɪmˈplɑːnt/ · frequency rank #15,428

## Definitions
1. To fix firmly or set securely or deeply.
2. To insert (something) surgically into the body.
3. Of an embryo, to become attached to and embedded in the womb.

## Etymology
From Middle French implanter, from Latin implantō. By surface analysis, im- + plant.

## Easily confused with
- **imprint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/implant-vs-imprint)
- **impact** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/impact-vs-implant)
- **impart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/impart-vs-implant)

## Common misspellings (11)
`imlpant`, `immplant`, `impalnt`, `implannt`, `implantt`, `implatn`, `impllant`, `implnat`, `impplant`, `ipmlant`, `miplant`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/implant