Immigrant

[ɪmiˈɡʁant]

/[ɪmiˈɡʁant]/ noun

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The verdict

“Immigrant” is uncommon German (frequency #81,691 among 1,488 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,691
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Einwanderer aus einem anderen Land

Corpus desk

Index DE-immigrant · Immigrant · German

Immigrant · rank #81,691 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,691
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH illustrated

Nearest frequency peer: illustrated (-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 „Immigrant“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Immigrant
PropertyValue
HeadwordImmigrant
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɪmiˈɡʁant]
Letters9
Frequency rank#81,691
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Immigrant“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Immigrantfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „illustrated“ (#81,690), „Indonesia“ (#81,692), „Industriegesellschaft“ (#81,693). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „Immigrant“ bei #81,691. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Immigrant is uncommon German at frequency #81,691 among 1,488 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɪmiˈɡʁant]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Einwanderer aus einem anderen Land".

Immigrant doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Immigrant, spelled I-M-M-I-G-R-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Einwanderer aus einem anderen Land

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In Deutschland leben viele Immigranten.
  2. „So wird die American Wall Stück für Stück weiter gebaut mit dem Geld von Menschen, die alle Immigranten sind, abgesehen von ein paar findigen Indianern des Stammes Hũahũv.“

Synonyms

EinwandererImmigrierter

Antonyms

EmigrantEmigrierterAuswanderer

This word in other languages

immigrant(English)inmigrante(Español)immigrant(Français)

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 "Immigrant"?
"Immigrant" is spelled I-M-M-I-G-R-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪmiˈɡʁant].
What does "Immigrant" mean?
As a noun, "Immigrant" means: Einwanderer aus einem anderen Land
How do you pronounce "Immigrant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Immigrant" is [ɪmiˈɡʁant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Immigrant" come from?
"Immigrant" 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 "Immigrant", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Indonesia#81,692ignorante#81,688Inkubator#81,696Invaliden#81,702

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list