implode
verb
implode is spelled I-M-P-L-O-D-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,660th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, implode means “To collapse or burst inward violently” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in implode?
| Letters | 7: I-M-P-L-O-D-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 41,660th 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 implode?
Implode appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,660th 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 implode?
Implode 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-implode.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of implode
- implodes present, singular, he/she/it
- imploding participle, present
- imploded participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does implode mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To collapse or burst inward violently.
The submarine imploded as it sank below its crush depth.
- 2
To suddenly lose support in all areas of a campaign simultaneously.
Ragusa's campaign imploded after she confused coal mining with oil drilling during a speech.
- 3
To cause to collapse or burst inward violently.
- 4
The opposite of explode, array to string conversion.
- 5
To compress (data) with a particular algorithm.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Implode in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to collapse or burst inward violently:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | imploser |
| German | implodieren |
| Portuguese | implodir |
| Spanish | implosionar |
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 implode come from?
Back-formation from implosion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).