immeasurable

/ɪˈmɛʒəɹəbəl/

//ɪˈmɛʒəɹəbəl// adj

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"immeasurable" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“immeasurable” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #34,928. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,928
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - impossible to measure

Corpus desk

Index EN-immeasurable · immeasurable · English

immeasurable · rank #34,928 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #34,928
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ilya

Nearest frequency peer: Ilya (-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 “immeasurable”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “immeasurable” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

immeasurable vs immeasurably
92% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for immeasurable
PropertyValue
Headwordimmeasurable
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ɪˈmɛʒəɹəbəl/
Letters12
Frequency rank#34,928
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “immeasurable”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).immeasurablelands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Ilya” (#34,927), “immorality” (#34,929), “ICD” (#34,926). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “immeasurable” is #34,928. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around immeasurable (IPA /ɪˈmɛʒəɹəbəl/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #34,928 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for immeasurable, with forms such as "imeasurable", "imemasurable", and "immaesurable". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "immeasurably", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English inmesurable, ynmesurable; equivalent to im- + measurable. The correct English form is immeasurable, spelled I-M-M-E-A-S-U-R-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    impossible to measure
  2. 2
    vast

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Give me your hand, and in a few minutes we shall be in my own dwelling, amid those immeasurable deserts where only my story may be communicated.
  2. There is also the former Great Central main line which, though it climbs to an almost equal altitude at Dunford, has the immeasurable advantage of electric traction.

Etymology

From Middle English inmesurable, ynmesurable; equivalent to im- + measurable.

Synonyms

immensurableunmeasurable

Antonyms

measurable

This word in other languages

incommensurable(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imeasurable
  • imemasurable
  • immaesurable
  • immeasruable
  • immeassurable
  • immeasuarble
  • immeasurabble
  • immeasurabel
  • immeasurablle
  • immeasuralbe
  • immeasurbale
  • immeasurible
  • immeasurrable
  • immeausrable
  • immesaurable
  • mimeasurable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

imeasurable1imemasurable2immaesurable2immeasruable2immeassurable1immeasuarble2immeasurabble1immeasurabel2
Edit distance from "immeasurable"

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 "immeasurable"?
"immeasurable" is spelled I-M-M-E-A-S-U-R-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪˈmɛʒəɹəbəl/.
What does "immeasurable" mean?
As an adjective, "immeasurable" means: impossible to measure
What words are commonly confused with "immeasurable"?
"immeasurable" is commonly confused with "immeasurably". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "immeasurable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "immeasurable" is /ɪˈmɛʒəɹəbəl/. 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 "immeasurable"?
From Middle English inmesurable, ynmesurable; equivalent to im- + measurable. 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 "immeasurable", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list