immanent
/ˈɪmənənt/
"immanent" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“immanent” is an uncommon English word, ranked #69,130 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #69,130
- frequency rank, English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Naturally part of something; existing throughout and within something; intrinsic.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | immanent |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈɪmənənt/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #69,130 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “immanent” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for immanent is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɪmənənt/. Corpus data places it at rank #69,130 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
immanent doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Entered English around 1530, via French, from Late Latin immanēns, present participle of Latin immanēre, from im- (“in”) + manēre (“to dwell, remain, stay”). Cognate with remain and manor. The correct English form is immanent, spelled I-M-M-A-N-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Naturally part of something; existing throughout and within something; intrinsic.
- 2Of something which has always already been.
- 3Restricted entirely to the mind or a given domain; internal; subjective.
- 4Existing within and throughout the mind and the world; dwelling within and throughout all things, all time, etc. Compare transcendent.
- 5Taking place entirely within the mind of the subject and having no effect outside of it. Compare emanant, transeunt.
- 6Within the limits of experience or knowledge.
Etymology
Entered English around 1530, via French, from Late Latin immanēns, present participle of Latin immanēre, from im- (“in”) + manēre (“to dwell, remain, stay”). Cognate with remain and manor.
This word in other languages
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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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-T - 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.