# imaginative

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪˈmæd͡ʒɪnətɪv/ · frequency rank #16,047

## Definitions
1. Having a lively or creative imagination.
2. Tending to be fanciful or inventive.
3. False or imagined.

## Etymology
From Middle English ymagynatif, from Middle French imaginatif, from Medieval Latin imāginātīvus. By surface analysis, imagine + -ative.

## Easily confused with
- **imagination** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/imagination-vs-imaginative)

## Common misspellings (15)
`iamginative`, `imagginative`, `imagiantive`, `imaginaitve`, `imaginatiev`, `imaginativve`, `imaginattive`, `imaginatvie`, `imaginnative`, `imagintaive`, `imagniative`, `imaignative`, `imgainative`, `immaginative`, `miaginative`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/imaginative