immun

[ɪˈmuːn]

/[ɪˈmuːn]/ adj

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The verdict

“immun” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,769. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,769
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unempfindlich, widerstandsfähig, gefeit

Corpus desk

Index DE-immun · immun · German

immun · rank #22,769 · 5 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,769
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ideologien

Nearest frequency peer: Ideologien (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „immun“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „immun“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

immun vs Immo
40% similar
immun vs immer
60% similar
immun vs immens
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for immun
PropertyValue
Headwordimmun
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɪˈmuːn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#22,769
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „immun“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).immunliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Ideologien“ (#22,768), „individuelles“ (#22,770), „Hypothek“ (#22,767). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „immun“ bei #22,769. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around immun (IPA [ɪˈmuːn]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #22,769 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for immun, with forms such as "immnu", "immunn", and "imumn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Immo", "immer", "immens", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is immun, spelled I-M-M-U-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    unempfindlich, widerstandsfähig, gefeit
  2. 2
    Immunität genießend, unantastbar

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Gegen seinen Spott sind wir immun.
  2. „Man kann beispielsweise Pflanzen mittels Gentechnik so manipulieren, dass sie gegen bestimmte Krankheiten immun oder unempfindlich gegen sonst giftige chemische Pflanzenschutzmittel werden.“

Synonyms

unempfindlich

This word in other languages

immune(English)inmune(Español)immunisé(Français)imune(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • immnu
  • immunn
  • imumn
  • imun
  • mimun

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of immun - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

immnu2immunn1imumn2imun1mimun2
Edit distance from "immun"

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 "immun"?
"immun" is spelled I-M-M-U-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɪˈmuːn].
What does "immun" mean?
As an adjective, "immun" means: unempfindlich, widerstandsfähig, gefeit
What words are commonly confused with "immun"?
"immun" is commonly confused with "Immo", "immer", "immens". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "immun"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "immun" is [ɪˈmuːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "immun" come from?
"immun" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Irish#22,778Kanon#22,786Hansi#22,751Greif#22,748

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

heat5 variantsLech5 variantsLeibe5 variantsrouge5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list