# immerse

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɪˈmɜːs/ · frequency rank #31,218

## Definitions
1. To place within a fluid (generally a liquid, but also a gas).
2. To involve or engage deeply.
3. To map into an immersion.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin immersus, from immergō, from in + mergō.

## Easily confused with
- **inverse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/immerse-vs-inverse)
- **immersed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/immerse-vs-immersed)
- **immersive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/immerse-vs-immersive)
- **immense** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/immense-vs-immerse)

## Common misspellings (8)
`imemrse`, `imerse`, `immeres`, `immerrse`, `immersse`, `immesre`, `immrese`, `mimerse`

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