immaterial

/ˌɪ.məˈtɪə.ɹɪ.əl/

//ˌɪ.məˈtɪə.ɹɪ.əl// adj

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

The verdict

“immaterial” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #33,279. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,279
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having no matter or substance; incorporeal.

Corpus desk

Index EN-immaterial · immaterial · English

immaterial · rank #33,279 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,279
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH hydrophobic

Nearest frequency peer: hydrophobic (-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 “immaterial”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “immaterial” 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 immaterial
PropertyValue
Headwordimmaterial
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˌɪ.məˈtɪə.ɹɪ.əl/
Letters10
Frequency rank#33,279
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “immaterial”

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).immateriallands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “hydrophobic” (#33,278), “imprinted” (#33,280), “Hutchins” (#33,277). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “immaterial” is #33,279. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around immaterial (IPA /ˌɪ.məˈtɪə.ɹɪ.əl/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #33,279 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for immaterial, with forms such as "imamterial", "imaterial", and "immaetrial". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: The adjective is derived from Late Middle English immaterial, inmateriall (“incorporeal; spiritual”), from Middle French immateriel (“not material”) (modern French immatériel), and from its etymon Medieval Latin immāteriālis (“not material”), from Latin im-… The correct English form is immaterial, spelled I-M-M-A-T-E-R-I-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Having no matter or substance; incorporeal.
  2. 2
    Of the nature of the soul or spirit; spiritual.
  3. 3
    Of no importance; inconsequential, insignificant, unimportant.
  4. 4
    Having or seeming to have very little substance; insubstantial, slight.
  5. 5
    Especially of evidence; chiefly followed by to: not associated in any way that is important or useful to the context being discussed; irrelevant.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Some believe that because ghosts are immaterial, they can pass through walls.
  2. You feel like a disembodied spirit, immaterial; and you seem to be able to touch beauty as though it were a palpable thing; and you feel an intimate communion with the breeze, and with the trees breaking into leaf, and with the iridescence of the river. You feel like God. Can you explain that to me?

Etymology

The adjective is derived from Late Middle English immaterial, inmateriall (“incorporeal; spiritual”), from Middle French immateriel (“not material”) (modern French immatériel), and from its etymon Medieval Latin immāteriālis (“not material”), from Latin im- (a variant of in- (prefix meaning ‘not’)) + māteriālis (“made of matter, material”) (from māteria (“matter, substance, material”) (from māter, from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂tēr, + ia) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship)). The English word is analysable as im- + material. The noun is derived from the adjective.

This word in other languages

inmaterial(Español)immatériel(Français)immateriell(Deutsch)imaterial(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imamterial
  • imaterial
  • immaetrial
  • immateiral
  • immaterail
  • immateriall
  • immaterila
  • immaterrial
  • immatreial
  • immatterial
  • immtaerial
  • mimaterial

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of immaterial - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

imamterial2imaterial1immaetrial2immateiral2immaterail2immateriall1immaterila2immaterrial1
Edit distance from "immaterial"

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 "immaterial"?
"immaterial" is spelled I-M-M-A-T-E-R-I-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌɪ.məˈtɪə.ɹɪ.əl/.
What does "immaterial" mean?
As an adjective, "immaterial" means: Having no matter or substance; incorporeal.
What are common misspellings of "immaterial"?
Common misspellings include "imamterial", "imaterial", "immaetrial", "immateiral", "immaterail". The correct spelling is "immaterial".
How do you pronounce "immaterial"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "immaterial" is /ˌɪ.məˈtɪə.ɹɪ.əl/. 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 "immaterial"?
The adjective is derived from Late Middle English immaterial, inmateriall (“incorporeal; spiritual”), from Middle French immateriel (“not material”) (modern French immatériel), and from its etymon Medieval Latin immāteriālis (“not material”), from... 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 "immaterial", 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