immerse
/ɪˈmɜɹs/verb
immerse is spelled I-M-M-E-R-S-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, immerse means “To place within a fluid (generally a liquid, but also a gas)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in immerse?
| Letters | 7: I-M-M-E-R-S-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,168th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is immerse?
Immerse appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,168th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce immerse?
- UK /ɪˈmɜːs/
- US /ɪˈmɜɹs/
Immerse has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-immerse.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with immerse?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as immerse from its last stressed vowel (/ɜɹs/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of immerse
- immerses present, singular, he/she/it
- immersing participle, present
- immersed participle, past
- more immerse comparative
- most immerse superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does immerse mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To place within a fluid (generally a liquid, but also a gas).
Archimedes determined the volume of objects by immersing them in water.
- 2
To involve or engage deeply.
The sculptor immersed himself in anatomic studies.
- 3
To map into an immersion.
adjective
- 1
obsoleteImmersed; buried; sunk.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Immerse in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | immerger |
| German | eintauchen , vertiefen |
| Portuguese | imergir, submergir |
| Spanish | inmergir |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does immerse come from?
Borrowed from Latin immersus, from immergō, from in + mergō.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).