immensity

noun

"immensity" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“immensity” is uncommon English (frequency #67,522 among 2,140 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,522
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The characteristic or state of being immense.

Corpus desk

Index EN-immensity · immensity · English

immensity · rank #67,522 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,522
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH IHE

Nearest frequency peer: IHE (-3 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.

Long-tail ranks near “immensity”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “immensity” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for immensity
PropertyValue
Headwordimmensity
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#67,522
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “immensity” in English

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).immensityfalls in this rarity band:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “IHE” (#67,519), “improbably” (#67,525), “imputation” (#67,526). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “immensity” is #67,522. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

immensity is uncommon English at frequency #67,522 among 2,140 “I” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

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

  1. 1
    The characteristic or state of being immense.
  2. 2
    An immense object.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Thou, whose exterior semblance doth belie / Thy soul's immensity; […]

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "immensity"?
"immensity" is spelled I-M-M-E-N-S-I-T-Y.
What does "immensity" mean?
As a noun, "immensity" means: The characteristic or state of being immense.
What is the origin of the word "immensity"?
From Middle French immensité, equivalent to immense + -ity. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list