immensity
"immensity" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“immensity” is an uncommon English word, ranked #67,522 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #67,522
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The characteristic or state of being immense.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | immensity |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #67,522 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “immensity” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for immensity is 9 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #67,522 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
immensity has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French immensité, equivalent to immense + -ity. The correct English form is immensity, spelled I-M-M-E-N-S-I-T-Y.
Definition
- 1The characteristic or state of being immense.
- 2An immense object.
Etymology
From Middle French immensité, equivalent to immense + -ity.
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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Using “immensity”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is I-M-M-E-N-S-I-T-Y - 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.