immersif

\i.mɛʁ.sif\

/\i.mɛʁ.sif\/ adj

The verdict

“immersif” is uncommon French (frequency #56,662 among 3,561 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,662
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fait par immersion.

Corpus desk

Index FR-immersif · immersif · French

immersif · rank #56,662 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,662
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH imbriqués

Nearest frequency peer: imbriqués (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « immersif »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « immersif » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for immersif
PropertyValue
Headwordimmersif
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\i.mɛʁ.sif\
Letters8
Frequency rank#56,662
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « immersif » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).immersiftombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « imbriqués » (#56,661), « immigrantes » (#56,663), « héritera » (#56,660). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « immersif » est au #56,662. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

immersif is uncommon French at frequency #56,662 among 3,561 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \i.mɛʁ.sif\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fait par immersion.".

No misspelling variants are generated for immersif in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is immersif, spelled I-M-M-E-R-S-I-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fait par immersion.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Si j’ai bien compris, cet article s’étonne que les éditeurs soient obligés de consulter des militaires pour rendre leur jeu réaliste (ou immersif, qui serait un terme plus juste), et en conclut que ces jeux serait un moyen d’endoctrinement et de propagande.
  2. La vingtaine d’inscrits a fait ses études dans le système immersif ou en classe bilingue.

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 "immersif"?
"immersif" is spelled I-M-M-E-R-S-I-F. The IPA pronunciation is \i.mɛʁ.sif\.
What does "immersif" mean?
As an adjective, "immersif" means: Fait par immersion.
How do you pronounce "immersif"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "immersif" is \i.mɛʁ.sif\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "immersif" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list