autoimmun
[ˌaʊ̯toʔɪˈmuːn]
The verdict
“autoimmun” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gegenüber dem eigenen Organismus immun
Corpus desk
Index DE-autoimmun · autoimmun · German
autoimmun · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | autoimmun |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˌaʊ̯toʔɪˈmuːn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „autoimmun“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
autoimmun is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˌaʊ̯toʔɪˈmuːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "gegenüber dem eigenen Organismus immun".
autoimmun doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is autoimmun, spelled A-U-T-O-I-M-M-U-N.
Definition
- 1gegenüber dem eigenen Organismus immun
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how autoimmun appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bei der autoimmunen Pankreatitis kommt es zu einer Verengung des Pankreasganges und einer entzündlichen Vergrößerung der Bauchspeicheldrüse.
Zudem sei die These falsch, man fördere mit Impfungen autoimmune Erkrankungen.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.