imago

noun

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The verdict

“imago” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #35,248. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,248
frequency rank, German
1,488
“I” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - künstlerische Nachbildung von jemandem oder etwas; Bild, Bildnis, Abbild

Corpus desk

Index DE-imago · imago · German

imago · rank #35,248 · 6 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,248
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,488
  • PHOTO-FINISH imaginäre

Nearest frequency peer: imaginäre (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „imago“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „imago“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

imago vs IMO
0% similar
imago vs Ingo
40% similar
imago vs Imam
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for imago
PropertyValue
Headwordimago
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#35,248
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „imago“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).imagoliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „imaginäre“ (#35,247), „Impfgegner“ (#35,249), „identifizierten“ (#35,246). Unter 1,488 „I“-Lemmata liegt „imago“ bei #35,248. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around imago, anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,248 among 1,488 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for imago, with forms such as "iamgo", "imaggo", and "imaog". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "IMO", "Ingo", "Imam", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is imago, spelled I-M-A-G-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    künstlerische Nachbildung von jemandem oder etwas; Bild, Bildnis, Abbild
  2. 2
    aus Wachs gefertigte Totenmaske eines Ahnen, die im Atrium aufbewahrt wurde und beim Leichenzug getragen wurde; Imago
  3. 3
    Bild, das von einer Oberfläche reflektiert wird; Spiegelbild
  4. 4
    Bild, das von Objekten ausgesendet wird und vom Auge erfasst wird; Eidolon
  5. 5
    Laut, der reflekiert wird; Echo
  6. 6
    Bild von etwas nicht real Existierendem; Scheinbild, Schattenbild, Schatten, Trugbild, Phantom
  7. 7
    Repräsentierung im Geiste; gestiges Bild, Vorstellung
  8. 8
    mentales Bild
  9. 9
    Repräsentierung in Worten; Wortbild, Beschreibung, Fabel
  10. 10
    Vergleich, Gleichnis
  11. 11
    Person, die einer anderen im Aussehen gleicht; Abbild, Ebenbild
  12. 12
    Beispiel, Verkörperung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how imago appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „ea caussa miles hic reliquit symbolum, / expressam in cera ex anulo suam imaginem, / ut qui huc adferret eiius similem symbolum / cum eo simul me mitteret.“ (Plaut. Pseud. 55–58)
  2. „ego tibi argentum dedi / et dudum adveniens extemplo sumbolum servo tuo, / eri imagine opsignatam epistulam, hic ante ostium.“ (Plaut. Pseud. 1200–1202)

Synonyms

imagines maiorum

This word in other languages

picture(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iamgo
  • imaggo
  • imaog
  • imgao
  • immago
  • miago

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of imago - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

iamgo2imaggo1imaog2imgao2immago1miago2
Edit distance from "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 "imago"?
"imago" is spelled I-M-A-G-O.
What does "imago" mean?
As a noun, "imago" means: künstlerische Nachbildung von jemandem oder etwas; Bild, Bildnis, Abbild
What words are commonly confused with "imago"?
"imago" is commonly confused with "IMO", "Ingo", "Imam". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "imago" come from?
"imago" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "imago", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

intus#35,254Hocke#35,239Hindu#35,235henke#35,229

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

hung6 variantsHock6 variantsHaufe6 variantsGaudi6 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list