immense

/ɪˈmɛns/

//ɪˈmɛns// adj

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"immense" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“immense” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #8,556. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,556
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Huge, gigantic, very large.

Corpus desk

Index EN-immense · immense · English

immense · rank #8,556 · 8 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,556
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH holly

Nearest frequency peer: holly (-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 “immense”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “immense” 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).

immense vs immune
71% similar
immense vs intense
71% similar
immense vs incense
71% similar

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

Key facts for immense
PropertyValue
Headwordimmense
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ɪˈmɛns/
Letters7
Frequency rank#8,556
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “immense”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).immenselands 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 “holly” (#8,555), “imports” (#8,557), “headphones” (#8,553). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “immense” is #8,556. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around immense (IPA /ɪˈmɛns/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #8,556 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for immense, with forms such as "imemnse", "imense", and "immenes". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "immune", "intense", "incense", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English immens, inmens, from Old French immense, from Latin immensus, from in- (“not”) + mensus (“measured”). Compare incommensurable. The correct English form is immense, spelled I-M-M-E-N-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Huge, gigantic, very large.
  2. 2
    Supremely good.
  3. 3
    Major; to a great degree.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Then everybody once more knelt, and soon the blessing was pronounced. The choir and the clergy trooped out slowly, […], down the nave to the western door. […] At a seemingly immense distance the surpliced group stopped to say the last prayer.
  2. The gallant young Indian dandies at home on furlough—immense dandies these—chained and moustached—driving in tearing cabs […]

Etymology

From Middle English immens, inmens, from Old French immense, from Latin immensus, from in- (“not”) + mensus (“measured”). Compare incommensurable.

This word in other languages

inmenso(Español)immense(Français)immens(Deutsch)imenso(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imemnse
  • imense
  • immenes
  • immennse
  • immensse
  • immesne
  • immnese
  • mimense

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

imemnse2imense1immenes2immennse1immensse1immesne2immnese2mimense2
Edit distance from "immense"

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 "immense"?
"immense" is spelled I-M-M-E-N-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪˈmɛns/.
What does "immense" mean?
As an adjective, "immense" means: Huge, gigantic, very large.
What words are commonly confused with "immense"?
"immense" is commonly confused with "immune", "intense", "incense". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "immense"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "immense" is /ɪˈmɛns/. 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 "immense"?
From Middle English immens, inmens, from Old French immense, from Latin immensus, from in- (“not”) + mensus (“measured”). Compare incommensurable. 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 "immense", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

imports#8,557Ferrari#8,539mankind#8,573mapping#8,574

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list