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

#49,063
“imagináis” frequency rank
#19,443
“imaginate” frequency rank
68506
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature imagináis imaginate
Definition Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del presente de indicativo de imaginar o de imaginarse. Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo afirmativo de imaginarse (con el pronombre enclítico).

Where the eye mixes imagináis and imaginate

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

9 ch
imagináis
9 ch
imaginate

Visual trap between imagináis and imaginate

A purely visual mix-up. imagináis ([imaxiˈnajs]) and imaginate ([imaxiˈnat̪e]) 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 68506, 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]. imaginate is at rank #19,443, tagged as averb, pronounced [imaxiˈnat̪e].

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 68506, this pair ranks #34,317 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of imagináis vs imaginate

Shared letters: agimn. Private to "imagináis": sá. Private to "imaginate": et.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • imaginate ← iamginate · imagginate · imagiante · imaginaet · imaginatte · imaginnate · imagintae · imagniate

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "imagináis" and "imaginate" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([imaxiˈnajs] versus [imaxiˈnat̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "imagináis" or "imaginate"?
"imaginate" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,443 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

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 "imaginate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #34,317 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "imagináis" and "imaginate" 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 #34,317 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