imán
[iˈmãn]
The verdict
“imán” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #15,122. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #15,122
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 22,782
- “I” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Piedra hecha de óxido de hierro natural que tiene la propiedad de atraer los objetos hechos de fierro o acero.
Corpus desk
Index ES-iman · imán · Spanish
imán · rank #15,122 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #15,122
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 22,782
- PHOTO-FINISH impulsada
Nearest frequency peer: impulsada (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “imán”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- hoguera
hoguera
84,882 corpus weight
- hunde
hunde
84,881 corpus weight
- impulsada
impulsada
84,880 corpus weight
- imán
imán
84,879 corpus weight
- inaugurado
inaugurado
84,878 corpus weight
- incompetenc…
incompetencia
84,877 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “imán” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | imán |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [iˈmãn] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #15,122 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “imán” sits in Spanish frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around imán (IPA [iˈmãn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,122 among 22,782 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for imán, with forms such as "immán", "imná", and "imánn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ira", "IVA", "isa", 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 its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is imán, spelled I-M-Á-N.
Definition
- 1Piedra hecha de óxido de hierro natural que tiene la propiedad de atraer los objetos hechos de fierro o acero.
- 2Cualquier objeto natural o dispositivo artificial que atrae a los objetos hechos de fierro o acero.
- 3Cualidad de la personalidad de una persona, que inspira confianza y que provoca atracción.
- 4Persona con dicha personalidad atractiva que inspira confianza.
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- immán
- imná
- imánn
- iámn
- mián
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of imán - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "imán", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.