Immersion

[ɪmɛʁˈzi̯oːn]

/[ɪmɛʁˈzi̯oːn]/ noun

The verdict

“Immersion” is uncommon German (frequency #65,365 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,365
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Hineintauchen in etwas

Corpus desk

Index DE-immersion · Immersion · German

Immersion · rank #65,365 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,365
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH ignorierten

Nearest frequency peer: ignorierten (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Immersion“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Immersion“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Immersion
PropertyValue
HeadwordImmersion
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɪmɛʁˈzi̯oːn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#65,365
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Immersion“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Immersionfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „ignorierten“ (#65,364), „Importen“ (#65,366), „idiotische“ (#65,363). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Immersion“ bei #65,365. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Immersion is uncommon German at frequency #65,365 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɪmɛʁˈzi̯oːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Immersion, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Immersion, spelled I-M-M-E-R-S-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Hineintauchen in etwas
  2. 2
    ein Konzept eines Fremdsprachenerwerbes

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Immersion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Ansonsten sei eine erfolgreiche Immersion, also das Eintauchen in die virtuelle Umgebung, nicht möglich.“
  2. „Plattdeutsch vom "Tähn bösten" bis zum "schlapen gahn" (Zähneputzen bis schlafen gehen) – die Kitakinder tauchen nach der Methode der Immersion in die Sprache ein.“

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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Immersion"?
"Immersion" is spelled I-M-M-E-R-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪmɛʁˈzi̯oːn].
What does "Immersion" mean?
As a noun, "Immersion" means: das Hineintauchen in etwas
How do you pronounce "Immersion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Immersion" is [ɪmɛʁˈzi̯oːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Immersion" come from?
"Immersion" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Immersion", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list