autoimmune
/ˌɔːtəʊɪˈmjuːn/
"autoimmune" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“autoimmune” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #23,172 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #23,172
- frequency rank, English
- 10
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Of or pertaining to autoimmunity.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | autoimmune |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌɔːtəʊɪˈmjuːn/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #23,172 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “autoimmune” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for autoimmune is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌɔːtəʊɪˈmjuːn/. Corpus data places it at rank #23,172 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Of or pertaining to autoimmunity.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for autoimmune, with forms such as "atuoimmune", "auotimmune", and "autiommune". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From auto- + immune. The correct English form is autoimmune, spelled A-U-T-O-I-M-M-U-N-E.
Definition
- 1Of or pertaining to autoimmunity.
Etymology
From auto- + immune.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: atuoimmune,auotimmune,autiommune,autoimmnue,autoimmuen,autoimmunne,autoimumne,autoimune,automimune,auttoimmune,uatoimmune
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of autoimmune - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “autoimmune”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-U-T-O-I-M-M-U-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌɔːtəʊɪˈmjuːn/ (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.