immunocompetence

noun

"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

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Key facts for immunocompetence
PropertyValue
Headwordimmunocompetence
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “immunocompetence” in English

immunocompetenceranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    The body's capacity to develop an immune response following exposure to an antigen; full capability of a healthy immune system.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "immunocompetence"?
"immunocompetence" is spelled I-M-M-U-N-O-C-O-M-P-E-T-E-N-C-E.
What does "immunocompetence" mean?
As a noun, "immunocompetence" means: The body's capacity to develop an immune response following exposure to an antigen; full capability of a healthy immune system.
What is the origin of the word "immunocompetence"?
From immuno- + competence. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list