immanence
"immanence" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“immanence” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The state of being immanent; inherency.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | immanence |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “immanence” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
immanence is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for immanence in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French immanence. The correct English form is immanence, spelled I-M-M-A-N-E-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1The state of being immanent; inherency.
- 2The state of dwelling within and not extending beyond a given domain.
- 3The concept of the presence of deity in and throughout the real world; the idea that God is everywhere and in everything. Contrast transcendence.
Etymology
Borrowed from French immanence.
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “immanence”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is I-M-M-A-N-E-N-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.