immersion

/ɪˈmɜːʃən/

//ɪˈmɜːʃən// noun

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

The verdict

“immersion” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #15,632. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,632
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of immersing or the condition of being immersed.

Corpus desk

Index EN-immersion · immersion · English

immersion · rank #15,632 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,632
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH imitation

Nearest frequency peer: imitation (-1 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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “immersion”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “immersion” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

immersion vs inversion
78% similar
immersion vs immersive
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for immersion
PropertyValue
Headwordimmersion
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɪˈmɜːʃən/
Letters9
Frequency rank#15,632
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “immersion”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).immersionlands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “imitation” (#15,631), “inconvenient” (#15,633), “ibn” (#15,630). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “immersion” is #15,632. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around immersion (IPA /ɪˈmɜːʃən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,632 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for immersion, with forms such as "imemrsion", "imersion", and "immerison". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "inversion", "immersive", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From late Middle English, borrowed from Late Latin immersiō, immersiōnem (“dipping”). The correct English form is immersion, spelled I-M-M-E-R-S-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of immersing or the condition of being immersed.
  2. 2
    The act of immersing or the condition of being immersed.
  3. 3
    An immersion heater.
  4. 4
    A smooth map whose differential is everywhere injective, related to the mathematical concept of an embedding.
  5. 5
    The disappearance of a celestial body, by passing either behind another, as in the occultation of a star, or into its shadow, as in the eclipse of a satellite.
  6. 6
    A form of foreign-language teaching where the language is used intensively to teach other subjects to a student.
  7. 7
    One's suspension of disbelief while reading, playing a video game, etc. The experience of losing oneself in a fictional world.
  8. 8
    A creative relationship with one's social and ecological environment as practiced by the Brooklyn Immersionists.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Jesus did not become known as a baptizer (cf. however John 3:26 and 4:1), but we can recognize the same ritual structure in his healing practice as in John's immersion.
  2. In examining Capote, Clarke follows the course of the precocious writer's life with painstaking attention to gossipy detail. It's an exhaustive roller coaster of a read, a high-tilt immersion into the social swirl and scandal that accompanied most of Capote's adult life.

Etymology

From late Middle English, borrowed from Late Latin immersiō, immersiōnem (“dipping”).

This word in other languages

inmersión(Español)immersion(Français)Eintauchen(Deutsch)imersão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imemrsion
  • imersion
  • immerison
  • immerrsion
  • immersino
  • immersionn
  • immersoin
  • immerssion
  • immertion
  • immesrion
  • immresion
  • mimersion

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of immersion - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

imemrsion2imersion1immerison2immerrsion1immersino2immersionn1immersoin2immerssion1
Edit distance from "immersion"

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 "immersion"?
"immersion" is spelled I-M-M-E-R-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪˈmɜːʃən/.
What does "immersion" mean?
As a noun, "immersion" means: The act of immersing or the condition of being immersed.
What words are commonly confused with "immersion"?
"immersion" is commonly confused with "inversion", "immersive". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "immersion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "immersion" is /ɪˈmɜːʃən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "immersion"?
From late Middle English, borrowed from Late Latin immersiō, immersiōnem (“dipping”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "immersion", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

imitation#15,631intrinsic#15,637landslide#15,647flashback#15,613

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list