Which to use
“immer” is an adverb and “immun” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #73
- “immer” frequency rank
- #22,769
- “immun” frequency rank
- 22842
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | immer | immun |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zu jeder Zeit | unempfindlich, widerstandsfähig, gefeit |
Where the eye mixes immer and immun
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: immer vs immun
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: immer is [ˈɪmɐ] while immun is [ɪˈmuːn]. 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 (adverb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22842, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
immer is recorded at frequency rank #73, classified as anadv, pronounced [ˈɪmɐ]. immun is at rank #22,769, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɪˈmuːn].
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 22842, this pair ranks #1,869,047 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of immer vs immun
Shared letters: im. Private to "immer": er. Private to "immun": nu.
"immer" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "immun" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "immer" for "immun" ever safe?
Which is more common, "immer" or "immun"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "immer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "immun" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,869,047 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "immer" and "immun" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Immo vs immun". 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 #1,869,047 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.