implantevsisolanteWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#19,464
“implante” frequency rank
#34,774
“isolante” frequency rank
54238
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature implante isolante
Definition primeira e terceira pessoa do singular do presente do modo subjuntivo do verbo implantar diz-se de material que não permite a passagem de eletricidade, calor, som, etc

Where the eye mixes implante and isolante

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. implante (VCCCVCCV) and isolante (VCVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
implante
8 ch
isolante

Look-alike desk: implante vs isolante

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: implante is /ĩ.ˈplɐ̃.tɨ/ while isolante is /i.zu.ˈlɐ̃.tɨ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54238, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

implante is recorded at frequency rank #19,464, classified as averb, pronounced /ĩ.ˈplɐ̃.tɨ/. isolante is at rank #34,774, tagged as anadj, pronounced /i.zu.ˈlɐ̃.tɨ/.

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 54238, this pair ranks #11,416 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of implante vs isolante

Shared letters: aeilnt. Private to "implante": mp. Private to "isolante": os.

"implante" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCCV  ·  "isolante" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • implante ← imlpante · immplante · impalnte · implanet · implannte · implantte · implatne · impllante
  • isolante ← ioslante · isloante · isoalnte · isolanet · isolannte · isolantte · isolatne · isollante

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "implante" for "isolante" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "implante" is a verb and "isolante" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "implante" or "isolante"?
"implante" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,464 in our Portuguese list, against #34,774 for "isolante". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "implante" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "isolante" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #11,416 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "implante" and "isolante" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "implantar vs implante". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #11,416 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list