# imagine

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɪˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪn/ · frequency rank #1,272

## Definitions
1. To form a mental image of something; to envision or create something in one's mind.
2. To believe in something created by one's own mind, often something false.
3. To assume; to suppose.
4. To conjecture; to guess.
5. To use one's imagination.
6. To contrive in purpose; to scheme; to devise.
7. Used to mock an idea by suggesting that it is ridiculous or ill thought through.

## Etymology
From Middle English ymagynen, from Middle French imaginer, from Latin imāginor, from imāginem, the accusative singular of imāgō (“a copy, likeness, image”).

## Easily confused with
- **imagined** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/imagine-vs-imagined)
- **imagines** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/imagine-vs-imagines)
- **image** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/image-vs-imagine)

## Common misspellings (9)
`iamgine`, `imaggine`, `imagien`, `imaginne`, `imagnie`, `imaigne`, `imgaine`, `immagine`, `miagine`

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