immature

\i.ma.tyʁ\

/\i.ma.tyʁ\/ adj

The verdict

“immature” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #23,238. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,238
frequency rank, French
142,603
“I” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Qui n’a pas atteint la maturité.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

immature vs immatures
89% similar
immature vs immaturité
70% similar
immature vs immaculé
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for immature
PropertyValue
Headwordimmature
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\i.ma.tyʁ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#23,238
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “immature” sits in French 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). immature 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 9 spelling variants around immature (IPA \i.ma.tyʁ\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #23,238 among 142,603 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for immature, with forms such as "imamture", "imature", and "immatrue". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "immatures", "immaturité", "immaculé", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 immature, spelled I-M-M-A-T-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui n’a pas atteint la maturité.
  2. 2
    Qui fait preuve de peu de maturité.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imamture
  • imature
  • immatrue
  • immatture
  • immatuer
  • immaturre
  • immautre
  • immtaure
  • mimature

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of immature - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

imamture2imature1immatrue2immatture1immatuer2immaturre1immautre2immtaure2
Edit distance from "immature"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "immature"?
"immature" is spelled I-M-M-A-T-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \i.ma.tyʁ\.
What does "immature" mean?
As an adjective, "immature" means: Qui n’a pas atteint la maturité.
What words are commonly confused with "immature"?
"immature" is commonly confused with "immatures", "immaturité", "immaculé". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "immature"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "immature" is \i.ma.tyʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "immature" come from?
"immature" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “immature”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is I-M-M-A-T-U-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \i.ma.tyʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “immatures” - see the side-by-side comparison. immature vs immatures
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French 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