imaginar

/[imaxiˈnaɾ]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,189

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

imaginar is aSpanishverb. It means: Representar en la mente algo que no existe o que no está presente. Pronounced [imaxiˈnaɾ]. It ranks #3,189 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with imagino and imagine.

Key facts for imaginar
PropertyValue
Headwordimaginar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[imaxiˈnaɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#3,189
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of imaginar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for imaginar is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [imaxiˈnaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,189 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for imaginar, with forms such as "iamginar", "imagginar", and "imagianr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "imagino", "imagine", "imaginas", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is imaginar, spelled I-M-A-G-I-N-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Representar en la mente algo que no existe o que no está presente.
  2. 2
    Formar un juicio a partir de indicios leves y sin consistencia.
  3. 3
    Utilizar imágenes para adornar o ilustrar.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: iamginar,imagginar,imagianr,imaginarr,imaginnar,imaginra,imagniar,imaignar,imgainar,immaginar,miaginar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for imaginar

Misspelling Variants of "imaginar"

iamginar8imagginar9imagianr8imaginarr9imaginnar9imaginra8imagniar8imaignar8
Misspelling Variants of "imaginar"

Frequency rank: #3,189 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "imaginar"?
"imaginar" is spelled I-M-A-G-I-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [imaxiˈnaɾ].
What does "imaginar" mean?
As a verb, "imaginar" means: Representar en la mente algo que no existe o que no está presente.
What words are commonly confused with "imaginar"?
"imaginar" is commonly confused with "imagino", "imagine", "imaginas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "imaginar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "imaginar" is [imaxiˈnaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "imaginar" come from?
"imaginar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.