implicite

/\ɛ̃.pli.sit\/ adj

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,159

in French word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

implicite is anFrenchadj. It means: Qui est contenu dans un discours, dans une clause, dans une proposition, non pas en termes clairs, exprès et formels, mais qui s’en tire naturellement par induction, par déduction et par conséquence. Pronounced \ɛ̃.pli.sit\. Often confused with implicites and illicite.

Key facts for implicite
PropertyValue
Headwordimplicite
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdj
IPA\ɛ̃.pli.sit\
Letters9
Frequency rank#17,159
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of implicite in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for implicite is 9 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɛ̃.pli.sit\. Corpus data places it at rank #17,159 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for implicite, with forms such as "imlpicite", "immplicite", and "impilcite". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "implicites", "illicite", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is implicite, spelled I-M-P-L-I-C-I-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est contenu dans un discours, dans une clause, dans une proposition, non pas en termes clairs, exprès et formels, mais qui s’en tire naturellement par induction, par déduction et par conséquence.
  2. 2
    Qui n'est pas explicitement contenu dans un contexte clair, exprès et formel, mais qui est susceptible d'être supposé ou compris par induction, par déduction et par conséquence, tels que des bonnes pratiques ou des attentes raisonnables.

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: imlpicite,immplicite,impilcite,implciite,impliccite,impliciet,implicitte,implictie,impliicte,impllicite,impplicite,ipmlicite,miplicite

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for implicite

Misspelling Variants of "implicite"

imlpicite9immplicite10impilcite9implciite9impliccite10impliciet9implicitte10implictie9
Misspelling Variants of "implicite"

Frequency rank: #17,159 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "implicite"?
"implicite" is spelled I-M-P-L-I-C-I-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.pli.sit\.
What does "implicite" mean?
As an adj, "implicite" means: Qui est contenu dans un discours, dans une clause, dans une proposition, non pas en termes clairs, exprès et formels, mais qui s’en tire naturellement par induction, par déduction et par conséquence.
What words are commonly confused with "implicite"?
"implicite" is commonly confused with "implicites", "illicite". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "implicite"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "implicite" is \ɛ̃.pli.sit\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "implicite" come from?
"implicite" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.