immatur

[ɪmaˈtuːɐ̯]

/[ɪmaˈtuːɐ̯]/ adj

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The verdict

“immatur” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - noch nicht vollständig ausgefärbt, aber auch nicht mehr im Jugendkleid

Key facts for immatur
PropertyValue
Headwordimmatur
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɪmaˈtuːɐ̯]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “immatur” sits in German frequency

immatur falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for immatur is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɪmaˈtuːɐ̯]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "noch nicht vollständig ausgefärbt, aber auch nicht mehr im Jugendkleid".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for immatur, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is immatur, spelled I-M-M-A-T-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    noch nicht vollständig ausgefärbt, aber auch nicht mehr im Jugendkleid

Antonyms

juveniladult

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "immatur"?
"immatur" is spelled I-M-M-A-T-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪmaˈtuːɐ̯].
What does "immatur" mean?
As an adjective, "immatur" means: noch nicht vollständig ausgefärbt, aber auch nicht mehr im Jugendkleid
How do you pronounce "immatur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "immatur" is [ɪmaˈtuːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "immatur" come from?
"immatur" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “immatur”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is I-M-M-A-T-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɪmaˈtuːɐ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

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