autoimmunity
/ˌɔːtoʊɪˈmjuːnɪti/noun
autoimmunity is spelled A-U-T-O-I-M-M-U-N-I-T-Y: 12 letters and 6 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, autoimmunity means “The condition where one's immune system attacks one's own tissues, i.e., an autoimmune disorder” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of autoimmunity is autoimmunities.
How many letters and syllables are in autoimmunity?
| Letters | 12: A-U-T-O-I-M-M-U-N-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 75,877th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is autoimmunity?
Autoimmunity appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce autoimmunity?
- UK /ˌɔː.təʊ.ɪˈmjuː.nɪ.ti/
- US /ˌɔːtoʊɪˈmjuːnɪti/
- /ˌɑtoʊɪˈmjuːnɪti/
Autoimmunity has 6 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-NaomiAmethyst-autoimmunity.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of autoimmunity
- autoimmunities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does autoimmunity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The condition where one's immune system attacks one's own tissues, i.e., an autoimmune disorder.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Autoimmunity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense condition where the immune system attacks the body's own tissues:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Autoimmunität |
| Portuguese | autoimunidade |
| Spanish | autoinmunidad |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does autoimmunity come from?
From auto- + immunity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).