implore
im·plore/ɪmˈploɹ/verb
implore is spelled I-M-P-L-O-R-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables (im·plore). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,320th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, implore means “To beg or plead for (something) earnestly or urgently; to beseech” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in implore?
| Letters | 7: I-M-P-L-O-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: im·plore |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 35,320th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is implore?
Implore appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,320th 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 implore?
- UK /ɪmˈplɔː/
- US /ɪmˈploɹ/
- /ɪmˈploə/
Implore has 2 syllables, split im·plore in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-implore.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with implore?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as implore from its last stressed vowel (/oɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of implore
- implores present, singular, he/she/it
- imploring participle, present
- implored participle, past, singular, he/she/it, plural
- emplore
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does implore mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To beg or plead for (something) earnestly or urgently; to beseech.
- 2
To beg or plead that (someone) earnestly or urgently do something; to beseech, to entreat.
- 3
Often followed by for (a thing) or of (a person): to express an earnest or urgent plea.
noun
- 1
obsoleterareAn act of begging or pleading earnestly or urgently; an entreaty, an imploration or imploring, a plea.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Implore in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to beg or plead for (something) earnestly or urgently:
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 implore come from?
The verb is borrowed from Middle French implorer (modern French implorer (“to beg, plead, implore”)), or directly from its etymon Latin implōrāre, the present active infinitive of implōrō (“to beseech, entreat, implore; to appeal to, pray to”), from im- (a variant of in- (intensifying prefix)) + plōrō (“to cry out; to complain, deplore, lament”) (possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₃(w)- (“to flow; to swim”)). The noun is derived from the verb.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).