Which to use
“icon” and “imán” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,653
- “icon” frequency rank
- #15,122
- “imán” frequency rank
- 48775
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | icon | imán |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Icono. | Piedra hecha de óxido de hierro natural que tiene la propiedad de atraer los objetos hechos de fierro o acero. |
Where the eye mixes icon and imán
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. icon and imán follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses icon with imán
A purely visual mix-up. icon (/ˈaɪ.kɒn/) and imán ([iˈmãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48775, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
icon is recorded at frequency rank #33,653, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈaɪ.kɒn/. imán is at rank #15,122, tagged as anoun, pronounced [iˈmãn].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 48775, this pair ranks #112,614 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of icon vs imán
Shared letters: in. Private to "icon": co. Private to "imán": má.
"icon" · 4 letters · shape VCVC · "imán" · 4 letters · shape VCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- icon ← cion · iccon · icno · iconn · iocn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "icon" for "imán" ever safe?
Frequency check: "icon" vs "imán" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "icon" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "imán" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #112,614 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "icon" and "imán" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "icon vs ilo". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #112,614 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.