auto-immun

\o.to.i(m).mœ̃\

/\o.to.i(m).mœ̃\/ adj

The verdict

“auto-immun” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qualifie une maladie causée par l’hyperactivité du système immunitaire à l’encontre de substances ou de tissus qui sont normalement présents dans l’organisme.

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Index FR-auto-immun · auto-immun · French

auto-immun · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "A" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for auto-immun
PropertyValue
Headwordauto-immun
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\o.to.i(m).mœ̃\
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « auto-immun » en français

auto-immunn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

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

Rare enough to double-check

auto-immun is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \o.to.i(m).mœ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qualifie une maladie causée par l’hyperactivité du système immunitaire à l’encontre de substances ou de tissus qui sont normalement présents dans l’organisme.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for auto-immun, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is auto-immun, spelled A-U-T-O---I-M-M-U-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qualifie une maladie causée par l’hyperactivité du système immunitaire à l’encontre de substances ou de tissus qui sont normalement présents dans l’organisme.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La thyroïdite d’Hashimoto est une maladie auto-immune qui peut être asymptomatique au début.
  2. De grands progrès ont été effectués dans la connaissance des événements biochimiques impliqués dans les troubles auto-immuns et auto-inflammatoires.

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 "auto-immun"?
"auto-immun" is spelled A-U-T-O---I-M-M-U-N. The IPA pronunciation is \o.to.i(m).mœ̃\.
What does "auto-immun" mean?
As an adjective, "auto-immun" means: Qualifie une maladie causée par l’hyperactivité du système immunitaire à l’encontre de substances ou de tissus qui sont normalement présents dans l’organisme.
How do you pronounce "auto-immun"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "auto-immun" is \o.to.i(m).mœ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "auto-immun" come from?
"auto-immun" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list