Which to use
“imagináis” is a verb and “imaginario” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,063
- “imagináis” frequency rank
- #10,869
- “imaginario” frequency rank
- 59932
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | imagináis | imaginario |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de indicativo de imaginar o de imaginarse. | Que existe solo en la imaginación. |
Where the eye mixes imagináis and imaginario
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. imagináis runs 9 letters (VCVCVCVVC) against imaginario's 10 (VCVCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses imagináis with imaginario
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: imagináis is [imaxiˈnajs] while imaginario is [imaxiˈnaɾjo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59932, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
imagináis is recorded at frequency rank #49,063, classified as averb, pronounced [imaxiˈnajs]. imaginario is at rank #10,869, tagged as anadj, pronounced [imaxiˈnaɾjo].
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 59932, this pair ranks #60,783 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of imagináis vs imaginario
Shared letters: agimn. Private to "imagináis": sá. Private to "imaginario": or.
"imagináis" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVVC · "imaginario" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- imaginario ← iamginario · imagginario · imagianrio · imaginairo · imaginaroi · imaginarrio · imaginnario · imaginraio
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "imagináis" for "imaginario" ever safe?
Which is more common, "imagináis" or "imaginario"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "imagináis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "imaginario" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,783 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "imagináis" and "imaginario" 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 #60,783 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.