implantevsimplantéeWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: implante is a verb, implantée is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“implante” is a verb and “implantée” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#39,345
“implante” frequency rank
#17,158
“implantée” frequency rank
56503
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature implante implantée
Definition Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de implanter. Féminin singulier de implanté.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set implante and implantée apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
implante
9 ch
implantée

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: implante is \ɛ̃.plɑ̃t\ while implantée is \ɛ̃.plɑ̃.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56503, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

implante is recorded at frequency rank #39,345, classified as averb, pronounced \ɛ̃.plɑ̃t\. implantée is at rank #17,158, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.plɑ̃.te\.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 56503, this pair ranks #120,705 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of implante vs implantée

Shared letters: aeilmnpt. Private to "implante": -. Private to "implantée": é.

"implante" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCCV  ·  "implantée" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • implanteimlpante · immplante · impalnte · implanet · implannte · implantte · implatne · impllante

Frequency comparison

implante#39,345
implantée#17,158

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "implante" and "implantée" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "implante" is a verb and "implantée" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "implante" or "implantée"?
"implantée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,158 in our French list, against #39,345 for "implante". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering implante vs implantée

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “implante”; for an adjective, it's “implantée”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “implante” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list