Which to use
“images” is a verb and “imago” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,328
- “images” frequency rank
- #35,248
- “imago” frequency rank
- 49576
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | images | imago |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs image | künstlerische Nachbildung von jemandem oder etwas; Bild, Bildnis, Abbild |
Letter map: images vs imago
Shared letters muted; letters that set images and imago apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. images runs 6 letters (VCVCVC) against imago's 5 (VCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: images vs imago
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: images is averb and imagoanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49576, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
images is recorded at frequency rank #14,328, classified as averb, pronounced […]. 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 49576, this pair ranks #1,206,228 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of images vs imago
Shared letters: agim. Private to "images": es. Private to "imago": o.
"images" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "imago" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "images" and "imago" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "images" or "imago" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "images" vs "imago" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "images" 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 #1,206,228 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "images" 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 #1,206,228 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.