imaginärer

[imaɡiˈnɛːʁɐ]

/[imaɡiˈnɛːʁɐ]/ adj

The verdict

“imaginärer” is uncommon German (frequency #98,619 among 17,725 “I” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,619
frequency rank, German
17,725
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs imaginär

Key facts for imaginärer
PropertyValue
Headwordimaginärer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[imaɡiˈnɛːʁɐ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#98,619
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “imaginärer” sits in German 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). imaginärer lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

imaginärer is uncommon German at frequency #98,619 among 17,725 “I” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [imaɡiˈnɛːʁɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for imaginärer, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is imaginärer, spelled I-M-A-G-I-N-Ä-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs imaginär
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs imaginär
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs imaginär
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs imaginär
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs imaginär

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "imaginärer"?
"imaginärer" is spelled I-M-A-G-I-N-Ä-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [imaɡiˈnɛːʁɐ].
What does "imaginärer" mean?
As an adjective, "imaginärer" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs imaginär
How do you pronounce "imaginärer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "imaginärer" is [imaɡiˈnɛːʁɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "imaginärer" come from?
"imaginärer" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “imaginärer”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is I-M-A-G-I-N-Ä-R-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [imaɡiˈnɛːʁɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list