# immunity

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪˈmjuːnəti/ · frequency rank #8,159

## Definitions
1. The state of being insusceptible to something; notably:
2. The state of being insusceptible to something; notably:
3. The state of being insusceptible to something; notably:
4. The state of being insusceptible to something; notably:
5. The state of being insusceptible to something; notably:
6. A resistance to a specific thing.

## Etymology
From Middle English immunite, from Old French immunité, from Latin immūnitās, in the legal sense; for the medical use see immunization. Equivalent to immune + -ity.

## Easily confused with
- **impunity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/immunity-vs-impunity)
- **impurity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/immunity-vs-impurity)

## Common misspellings (10)
`immnuity`, `immuinty`, `immunitty`, `immunityy`, `immuniyt`, `immunnity`, `immuntiy`, `imumnity`, `imunity`, `mimunity`

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