immunology

noun

"immunology" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“immunology” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #25,097. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,097
frequency rank, English
17,902
“I” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The branch of medicine that concerns the body's immune system.

Key facts for immunology
PropertyValue
Headwordimmunology
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#25,097
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “immunology” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). immunology lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around immunology, anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,097 among 17,902 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The branch of medicine that concerns the body's immune system.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for immunology, with forms such as "immnuology", "immunloogy", and "immunnology". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From immune + -ology. The correct English form is immunology, spelled I-M-M-U-N-O-L-O-G-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The branch of medicine that concerns the body's immune system.

Etymology

From immune + -ology.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • immnuology
  • immunloogy
  • immunnology
  • immunolgoy
  • immunollogy
  • immunologgy
  • immunologyy
  • immunoloyg
  • immunoolgy
  • immuonlogy
  • imumnology
  • imunology
  • mimunology

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of immunology - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

immnuology2immunloogy2immunnology1immunolgoy2immunollogy1immunologgy1immunologyy1immunoloyg2
Edit distance from "immunology"

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 "immunology"?
"immunology" is spelled I-M-M-U-N-O-L-O-G-Y.
What does "immunology" mean?
As a noun, "immunology" means: The branch of medicine that concerns the body's immune system.
What are common misspellings of "immunology"?
Common misspellings include "immnuology", "immunloogy", "immunnology", "immunolgoy", "immunollogy". The correct spelling is "immunology".
What is the origin of the word "immunology"?
From immune + -ology. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “immunology”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is I-M-M-U-N-O-L-O-G-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list