# immense

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪˈmɛns/ · frequency rank #8,556

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

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

## Easily confused with
- **immune** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/immense-vs-immune)
- **intense** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/immense-vs-intense)
- **incense** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/immense-vs-incense)
- **immerse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/immense-vs-immerse)
- **immersed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/immense-vs-immersed)
- **immensely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/immense-vs-immensely)

## Common misspellings (8)
`imemnse`, `imense`, `immenes`, `immennse`, `immensse`, `immesne`, `immnese`, `mimense`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/immense