Which to use
“immense” and “immune” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,622
- “immense” frequency rank
- #45,105
- “immune” frequency rank
- 47727
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | immense | immune |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est sans borne ou sans mesure ; dont l’étendue ou la grandeur sont infinies. | Féminin singulier de immun. |
Where the eye mixes immense and immune
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between immense and immune
A purely visual mix-up. immense (\i(m).mɑ̃s\) and immune (\i.myn\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47727, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
immense is recorded at frequency rank #2,622, classified as anadj, pronounced \i(m).mɑ̃s\. immune is at rank #45,105, tagged as anadj, pronounced \i.myn\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 47727, this pair ranks #184,631 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of immense vs immune
Shared letters: eimn. Private to "immense": s. Private to "immune": u.
"immense" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "immune" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "immense" and "immune" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "immense" vs "immune" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "immense" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "immune" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #184,631 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "immense" and "immune" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "immune vs impuni". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #184,631 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.