immaculate

/ɪˈmækjʊlət/

//ɪˈmækjʊlət// adj

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"immaculate" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“immaculate” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #17,861. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,861
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having no blemish or stain; absolutely clean and tidy.

Corpus desk

Index EN-immaculate · immaculate · English

immaculate · rank #17,861 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,861
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH illiterate

Nearest frequency peer: illiterate (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “immaculate”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “immaculate” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for immaculate
PropertyValue
Headwordimmaculate
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ɪˈmækjʊlət/
Letters10
Frequency rank#17,861
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “immaculate”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).immaculatelands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “illiterate” (#17,860), “Igor” (#17,859), “inclination” (#17,863). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “immaculate” is #17,861. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around immaculate (IPA /ɪˈmækjʊlət/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #17,861 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for immaculate, with forms such as "imaculate", "imamculate", and "immacculate". 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 confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Late Middle English immaculat, immaculate (“blameless; flawless, spotless; specifically of the Virgin Mary: pure, undefiled”), borrowed from Latin immaculātus (“unstained”), from im- (negative prefix) + maculātus (“stained, spotted; defiled, polluted; … The correct English form is immaculate, spelled I-M-M-A-C-U-L-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Having no blemish or stain; absolutely clean and tidy.
  2. 2
    Containing no mistakes.
  3. 3
    Containing no mistakes.
  4. 4
    Free from sin; morally pure; sinless.
  5. 5
    Of the Virgin Mary or her womb: pure, undefiled.
  6. 6
    Lacking blotches, spots, or other markings.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. O loyall Father, of a treacherous Sonne, / Thou ſheere immaculate and ſiluer Fountaine, / From vvhence this ſtreame, through muddy paſſages, / Hath held his current, and defild himſelfe.
  2. So in immaculate clothes, and Symetrie / Perfect as circles, vvith ſuch nicetie / As a young Preacher at his firſt time goes / To preach, he enters, […]

Etymology

From Late Middle English immaculat, immaculate (“blameless; flawless, spotless; specifically of the Virgin Mary: pure, undefiled”), borrowed from Latin immaculātus (“unstained”), from im- (negative prefix) + maculātus (“stained, spotted; defiled, polluted; (figurative) dishonoured”), the perfect passive participle of maculō (“to spot, stain; to defile, pollute; (figurative) to dishonour”), from macula (“a blemish, spot, stain; (figurative) blot on one’s character, fault”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *smh₂-tló-m (“wiping (?)”), from *smeh₂- (“to rub; to smear”). The word displaced Middle English unwemmed (“pure, untainted”). See also -ate (adjective-forming suffix). By surface analysis, im- + macule + -ate. Cognates * Catalan immaculat * Italian immacolato, immaculato (obsolete) * Middle French immaculé (modern French immaculé) * Portuguese imaculado * Spanish inmaculado

This word in other languages

inmaculado(Español)immaculé(Français)makellos(Deutsch)imaculado(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imaculate
  • imamculate
  • immacculate
  • immacluate
  • immacualte
  • immaculaet
  • immaculatte
  • immacullate
  • immacultae
  • immauclate
  • immcaulate
  • mimaculate

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of immaculate - 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.

imaculate1imamculate2immacculate1immacluate2immacualte2immaculaet2immaculatte1immacullate1
Edit distance from "immaculate"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "immaculate"?
"immaculate" is spelled I-M-M-A-C-U-L-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪˈmækjʊlət/.
What does "immaculate" mean?
As an adjective, "immaculate" means: Having no blemish or stain; absolutely clean and tidy.
What are common misspellings of "immaculate"?
Common misspellings include "imaculate", "imamculate", "immacculate", "immacluate", "immacualte". The correct spelling is "immaculate".
How do you pronounce "immaculate"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "immaculate" is /ɪˈmækjʊlət/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "immaculate"?
From Late Middle English immaculat, immaculate (“blameless; flawless, spotless; specifically of the Virgin Mary: pure, undefiled”), borrowed from Latin immaculātus (“unstained”), from im- (negative prefix) + maculātus (“stained, spotted; defiled, ... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list