immunology

noun

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"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
2,140
“I” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The branch of medicine that concerns the body's immune system.

Corpus desk

Index EN-immunology · immunology · English

immunology · rank #25,097 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,097
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH I's

Nearest frequency peer: I's (-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 “immunology”

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

corpus weight

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

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “immunology”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).immunologylands 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 “I's” (#25,096), “indulging” (#25,098), “hydroelectric” (#25,095). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “immunology” is #25,097. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around immunology, anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,097 among 2,140 “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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Obviously, licentiates to practice medicine should receive instruction of a definite and practical nature in this important branch of modern medicine, or immunology should receive a place in the classification of specialties, a fact which the importance of the subject may command.

Etymology

From immune + -ology.

This word in other languages

inmunología(Español)immunologie(Français)Immunologie(Deutsch)imunologia(Português)

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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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "immunology", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

leveraged13 variantsmanganese13 variantsmomentous13 variantsenigmatic13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list