immunocompetence
"immunocompetence" is a 16-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“immunocompetence” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The body's capacity to develop an immune response following exposure to an antigen; full capability of a healthy immune system.
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Index EN-immunocompetence · immunocompetence · English
immunocompetence · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | immunocompetence |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “immunocompetence” in English
Rare enough to double-check
immunocompetence is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The body's capacity to develop an immune response following exposure to an antigen; full capability of a healthy immune system.".
immunocompetence has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From immuno- + competence. The correct English form is immunocompetence, spelled I-M-M-U-N-O-C-O-M-P-E-T-E-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1The body's capacity to develop an immune response following exposure to an antigen; full capability of a healthy immune system.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how immunocompetence appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Near-synonym: immunocapability
Etymology
From immuno- + competence.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.