implose

\ɛ̃.ploz\

/\ɛ̃.ploz\/ verb

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The verdict

“implose” is uncommon French (frequency #82,124 among 3,561 “I” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,124
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de imploser.

Corpus desk

Index FR-implose · implose · French

implose · rank #82,124 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,124
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH imperceptibles

Nearest frequency peer: imperceptibles (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangs de longue queue près de « implose »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « implose » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for implose
PropertyValue
Headwordimplose
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɛ̃.ploz\
Letters7
Frequency rank#82,124
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « implose » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).implosetombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « imperceptibles » (#82,123), « implémentations » (#82,125), « imperceptiblement » (#82,122). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « implose » est au #82,124. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

implose is uncommon French at frequency #82,124 among 3,561 “I” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ɛ̃.ploz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for implose, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is implose, spelled I-M-P-L-O-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de imploser.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de imploser.
  3. 3
    Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de imploser.
  4. 4
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de imploser.
  5. 5
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif présent de imploser.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how implose appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ce lien qui lie, si vous me suivez, toute cette quotidienneté que j’applique en direct, zap, comme ça, hyper juste, hyper visé, un vécu qui se déséternise, oui que je vais jusqu’à déséterniser, déséterniser l’époque, j’ai trouvé un truc très fort qui part de moi, de moi-même à moi-même, le public se sent hyper concerné, t’es tout de suite concernée, si tu…

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "implose"?
"implose" is spelled I-M-P-L-O-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.ploz\.
What does "implose" mean?
As a verb, "implose" means: Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de imploser.
How do you pronounce "implose"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "implose" is \ɛ̃.ploz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "implose" come from?
"implose" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "implose", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list