Imagines

[iˈmaːɡineːs]

/[iˈmaːɡineːs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Imagines” is uncommon German (frequency #75,794 among 17,725 “I” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,794
frequency rank, German
17,725
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Imago

Key facts for Imagines
PropertyValue
HeadwordImagines
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[iˈmaːɡineːs]
Letters8
Frequency rank#75,794
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Imagines” 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). Imagines lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Imagines is uncommon German at frequency #75,794 among 17,725 “I” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [iˈmaːɡineːs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Imagines in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Imagines, spelled I-M-A-G-I-N-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Imago
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Imago
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Imago
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Imago

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 "Imagines"?
"Imagines" is spelled I-M-A-G-I-N-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [iˈmaːɡineːs].
What does "Imagines" mean?
As a noun, "Imagines" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Imago
How do you pronounce "Imagines"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Imagines" is [iˈmaːɡineːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Imagines" come from?
"Imagines" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Imagines”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is I-M-A-G-I-N-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [iˈmaːɡineːs] (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