imagen

[iˈmaxẽn]

/[iˈmaxẽn]/ noun

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The verdict

“imagen” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #535. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#535
frequency rank, Spanish
3,428
“I” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Representación visual de una cosa.

Corpus desk

Index ES-imagen · imagen · Spanish

imagen · rank #535 · 8 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #535
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,428
  • PHOTO-FINISH existe

Nearest frequency peer: existe (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “imagen”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “imagen” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

imagen vs imán
50% similar
imagen vs imanes
67% similar
imagen vs imagino
71% similar

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

Key facts for imagen
PropertyValue
Headwordimagen
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[iˈmaxẽn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#535
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “imagen”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.imagencae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “existe” (#534), “importa” (#536), “encuentra” (#533). Entre 3,428 lemas con “I”, “imagen” va en #535. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around imagen (IPA [iˈmaxẽn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #535 among 3,428 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for imagen, with forms such as "iamgen", "imaegn", and "imagenn". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "imán", "imanes", "imagino", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is imagen, spelled I-M-A-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Representación visual de una cosa.
  2. 2
    Representación mental de una cosa o situación.
  3. 3
    En particular, figura que representa una deidad u otro objeto de culto.
  4. 4
    Apariencia moral y física que sobre los demás proyecta una persona o institución y que lo caracterizan.
  5. 5
    Giro literario que evoca eficazmente sensaciones y emociones.
  6. 6
    Proyección de los puntos de la superficie visible de un objeto sobre un plano.
  7. 7
    Conjunto formado por los valores que puede llegar a tomar una función.
  8. 8
    Archivo que contiene una reproducción exacta de un sistema de archivos.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Los iconoclastas no querían imágenes en las iglesias.

Synonyms

figuraconceptoidearepresentacióniconoimpresiónlookalcancerangorecorrido

This word in other languages

image(English)image(Français)Abbild(Deutsch)imagem(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iamgen
  • imaegn
  • imagenn
  • imaggen
  • imagne
  • imgaen
  • immagen
  • miagen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of imagen - 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.

iamgen2imaegn2imagenn1imaggen1imagne2imgaen2immagen1miagen2
Edit distance from "imagen"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "imagen"?
"imagen" is spelled I-M-A-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [iˈmaxẽn].
What does "imagen" mean?
As a noun, "imagen" means: Representación visual de una cosa.
What words are commonly confused with "imagen"?
"imagen" is commonly confused with "imán", "imanes", "imagino". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "imagen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "imagen" is [iˈmaxẽn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "imagen" come from?
"imagen" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

existe#534propia#542volver#545actual#547

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

vista8 variantsfuturo8 variantsambos8 variantsdeben8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list