Which to use
“imágenes” is a noun and “imaginen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,019
- “imágenes” frequency rank
- #20,391
- “imaginen” frequency rank
- 21410
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | imágenes | imaginen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de imagen. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de imaginar o de imaginarse. |
Where the eye mixes imágenes and imaginen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. imágenes and imaginen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: imágenes vs imaginen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: imágenes is [iˈmaxenes] while imaginen is [imaˈxinẽn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21410, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
imágenes is recorded at frequency rank #1,019, classified as anoun, pronounced [iˈmaxenes]. imaginen is at rank #20,391, tagged as averb, pronounced [imaˈxinẽn].
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 21410, this pair ranks #255,074 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of imágenes vs imaginen
Shared letters: egimn. Private to "imágenes": sá. Private to "imaginen": a.
"imágenes" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "imaginen" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- imaginen ← iamginen · imagginen · imagienn · imaginenn · imaginnen · imagnien · imaignen · imgainen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "imágenes" for "imaginen" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "imágenes" or "imaginen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "imágenes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "imaginen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #255,074 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "imágenes" and "imaginen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "imaginen vs imagínese". 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 #255,074 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.