Which to use
“immens” and “immense” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,614
- “immens” frequency rank
- #27,359
- “immense” frequency rank
- 46973
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | immens | immense |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | derart unermesslich, über die Maßen, überdimensioniert, groß oder riesig, dass es in Erstaunen versetzt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs immens |
Where the eye mixes immens and immense
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between immens and immense
A purely visual mix-up. immens ([ɪˈmɛns]) and immense ([ɪˈmɛnzə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “immens” sits inside “immense”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46973, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
immens is recorded at frequency rank #19,614, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɪˈmɛns]. immense is at rank #27,359, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɪˈmɛnzə].
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 46973, this pair ranks #1,300,567 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of immens vs immense
Shared letters: eimns. Private to "immens": -. Private to "immense": -.
"immens" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "immense" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "immens" for "immense" ever safe?
Which is more common, "immens" or "immense"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "immens" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "immense" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,300,567 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "immens" and "immense" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "immense vs immensen". 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 #1,300,567 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.