implement
im·ple·ment/ˈɪmpləmənt/verb, noun
implement is spelled I-M-P-L-E-M-E-N-T, 3 syllables: im·ple·ment. The wrong spelling people search most is impliment: about 310 Bing searches a month in the United States (September 2025 to August 2026), about 1 in 11 of all searches for the word. Implement is a verb meaning “To bring about; to put into practice; to carry out”.
How many letters and syllables are in implement?
| Letters | 9: I-M-P-L-E-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: im·ple·ment |
| In writing | 16 times per million words; the 5,121st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | 1; the most searched, impliment, about 310 Bing searches a month (all of them) |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How do you spell implement?
Implement is spelled I-M-P-L-E-M-E-N-T. One wrong spelling is searched or written often enough to measure; together they are about 1 in 11 of the searches for implement in either form.
Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026). Wrong spellings are taken from Wiktionary entries tagged "misspelling" and its obsolete or nonstandard forms, Wikipedia's Lists of common misspellings and the codespell dictionary, then measured. The proofreader's marks show the change that corrects each one.
How common is implement?
Implement appears 16 times per million words in written English, the 5,121st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce implement?
- /ˈɪmpləmənt/
- /ˈɪmpləmɛnt/
Implement has 3 syllables, split im·ple·ment in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-implement.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-implement_(verb).wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of implement
- implements present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- implementing participle, present
- implemented participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does implement mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To bring about; to put into practice; to carry out.
Near-synonyms: realize, actualize, materialize; embody; accomplish
- 2
To realize a technical specification, e.g. of an algorithm, interface, or protocol.
noun
- 1
A tool or instrument for working with.
farming implements
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate implement?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of implement: imp..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Implement in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | appliquer, exécuter, établir, implémenter , instrument |
| German | vollziehen, durchführen, erfüllen, implementieren, ausführen, umsetzen |
| Portuguese | implementar , implemento, ferramenta, instrumento |
| Spanish | implementar , implemento |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does implement come from?
Borrowed from Late Latin implēmentum (“a filling up”), from Latin impleō (“to fill up”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).