immigrant

/ˈɪmɪɡɹənt/

//ˈɪmɪɡɹənt// noun

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

The verdict

“immigrant” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #6,695. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,695
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A non-native person who comes to a country from another country to permanently settle there.

Corpus desk

Index EN-immigrant · immigrant · English

immigrant · rank #6,695 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,695
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH ignoring

Nearest frequency peer: ignoring (-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 “immigrant”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “immigrant” 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).

immigrant vs immigrate
78% similar

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

Key facts for immigrant
PropertyValue
Headwordimmigrant
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɪmɪɡɹənt/
Letters9
Frequency rank#6,695
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “immigrant”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).immigrantlands 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 “ignoring” (#6,694), “induced” (#6,696), “ignorance” (#6,693). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “immigrant” is #6,695. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around immigrant (IPA /ˈɪmɪɡɹənt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,695 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for immigrant, with forms such as "imigrant", "imimgrant", and "immgirant". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "immigrate", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin immigrans, present active participle of immigrāre (“to migrate into”), from in- (“into”) + migrāre (“to migrate”). The correct English form is immigrant, spelled I-M-M-I-G-R-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A non-native person who comes to a country from another country to permanently settle there.
  2. 2
    A plant or animal that establishes itself in an area where it previously did not exist.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Approximately 1.5 million Mexicans are descendants of Irish immigrants.
  2. What Alexis de Tocqueville saw in America was a society of immigrants, each of whom had begun life anew, on an equal footing. This was the secret of America: a nation of people with the fresh memory of old traditions who dared to explore new frontiers, people eager to build lives for themselves in a spacious society that did not restrict their freedom of…

Etymology

From Latin immigrans, present active participle of immigrāre (“to migrate into”), from in- (“into”) + migrāre (“to migrate”).

Antonyms

emigrant

This word in other languages

inmigrante(Español)immigrant(Français)Einwanderer(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imigrant
  • imimgrant
  • immgirant
  • immigarnt
  • immiggrant
  • immigrannt
  • immigrantt
  • immigratn
  • immigrnat
  • immigrrant
  • immirgant
  • mimigrant

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of immigrant - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

imigrant1imimgrant2immgirant2immigarnt2immiggrant1immigrannt1immigrantt1immigratn2
Edit distance from "immigrant"

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 "immigrant"?
"immigrant" is spelled I-M-M-I-G-R-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɪmɪɡɹənt/.
What does "immigrant" mean?
As a noun, "immigrant" means: A non-native person who comes to a country from another country to permanently settle there.
What words are commonly confused with "immigrant"?
"immigrant" is commonly confused with "immigrate". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "immigrant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "immigrant" is /ˈɪmɪɡɹənt/. 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 "immigrant"?
From Latin immigrans, present active participle of immigrāre (“to migrate into”), from in- (“into”) + migrāre (“to migrate”). 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 "immigrant", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

ignorance#6,693inspiring#6,697invention#6,699extending#6,685

Similar misspelling depth

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

ignoring12 variantsfreaking12 variantsdivorced12 variantsColumbus12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list