implied
/ɪmˈplaɪd/adjective, verb
implied is spelled I-M-P-L-I-E-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 8.5 times per million words in written English, the 7,910th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, implied means “Suggested without being stated directly; implicated or hinted at” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in implied?
| Letters | 7: I-M-P-L-I-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 8.5 times per million words; the 7,910th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is implied?
Implied appears 8.5 times per million words in written English, the 7,910th 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 implied?
- /ɪmˈplaɪd/
Implied has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-implied.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of implied
- more implied comparative
- most implied superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does implied mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Suggested without being stated directly; implicated or hinted at.
her implied disapproval of the plan
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of imply
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Implied in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense suggested without being stated directly:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sous-entendu, implicite |
| German | impliziert |
| Portuguese | subentendido |
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.