implantéevsimplantéesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“implantée” and “implantées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#17,158
“implantée” frequency rank
#23,579
“implantées” frequency rank
40737
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature implantée implantées
Definition Féminin singulier de implanté. Féminin pluriel de implanté.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set implantée and implantées apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
implantée
10 ch
implantées

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. implantée and implantées are pronounced identically (\ɛ̃.plɑ̃.te\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “implantée” sits inside “implantées”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40737, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

implantée is recorded at frequency rank #17,158, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛ̃.plɑ̃.te\. implantées is at rank #23,579, 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 40737, this pair ranks #238,261 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of implantée vs implantées

Shared letters: aeilmnpté. Private to "implantée": -. Private to "implantées": s.

"implantée" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVV  ·  "implantées" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCCVVC

Frequency comparison

implantée#17,158
implantées#23,579

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "implantée" and "implantées" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\ɛ̃.plɑ̃.te\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "implantée" or "implantées"?
"implantée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,158 in our French list, against #23,579 for "implantées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering implantée vs implantées

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “implantée” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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