Which to use
“Image” and “imago” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,273
- “Image” frequency rank
- #35,248
- “imago” frequency rank
- 40521
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Image | imago |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | inneres Bild, das sich Personen von einem Objekt (zum Beispiel von einem Produkt, einer Person, Gruppe oder Organisation) machen; dieses Bild wird dann oft dem Objekt zugeschrieben und beeinflusst damit dessen Ansehen | künstlerische Nachbildung von jemandem oder etwas; Bild, Bildnis, Abbild |
Letter map: Image vs imago
Shared letters muted; letters that set Image and imago apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Pair insight - Image / imago
Image and imago are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - e in “Image” becomes o in “imago”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40521, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Image is recorded at frequency rank #5,273, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɪmɪt͡ʃ]. imago is at rank #35,248, tagged as anoun.
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 40521, this pair ranks #1,506,042 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Image vs imago
Shared letters: agim. Private to "Image": e. Private to "imago": o.
"Image" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV · "imago" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Image" for "imago" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Image" vs "imago" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Image" and "imago".
- Full dictionary entry for "Image" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "imago" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,506,042 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Image" and "imago" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Idaho vs imago". 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 #1,506,042 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.