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Which to use

“imaginado” and “imagináis” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#11,595
“imaginado” frequency rank
#49,063
“imagináis” frequency rank
60658
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature imaginado imagináis
Definition Participio de imaginar o de imaginarse. Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de indicativo de imaginar o de imaginarse.

Where the eye mixes imaginado and imagináis

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. imaginado (VCVCVCVCV) and imagináis (VCVCVCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

9 ch
imaginado
9 ch
imagináis

Why the eye confuses imaginado with imagináis

A purely visual mix-up. imaginado ([imaxiˈnað̞o]) and imagináis ([imaxiˈnajs]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60658, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

imaginado is recorded at frequency rank #11,595, classified as averb, pronounced [imaxiˈnað̞o]. imagináis is at rank #49,063, tagged as averb, pronounced [imaxiˈnajs].

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 60658, this pair ranks #58,190 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of imaginado vs imagináis

Shared letters: agimn. Private to "imaginado": do. Private to "imagináis": sá.

"imaginado" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCV  ·  "imagináis" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • imaginado ← iamginado · imagginado · imagiando · imaginaddo · imaginaod · imagindao · imaginnado · imagniado

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "imaginado" and "imagináis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([imaxiˈnað̞o] versus [imaxiˈnajs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "imaginado" or "imagináis"?
"imaginado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,595 in our Spanish list, against #49,063 for "imagináis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "imaginado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "imagináis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #58,190 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "imaginado" and "imagináis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "imagináis vs imaginamos". 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 #58,190 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list