imaginamosvsimaginasConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#23,448
“imaginamos” frequency rank
#9,303
“imaginas” frequency rank
32751
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature imaginamos imaginas
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de imaginar o de imaginarse. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de imaginar o de imaginarse.

Where the eye mixes imaginamos and imaginas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. imaginamos runs 10 letters (VCVCVCVCVC) against imaginas's 8 (VCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
imaginamos
8 ch
imaginas

Why the eye confuses imaginamos with imaginas

A purely visual mix-up. imaginamos ([imaxiˈnamos]) and imaginas ([imaˈxinas]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32751, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

imaginamos is recorded at frequency rank #23,448, classified as averb, pronounced [imaxiˈnamos]. imaginas is at rank #9,303, tagged as averb, pronounced [imaˈxinas].

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 32751, this pair ranks #200,389 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of imaginamos vs imaginas

Shared letters: agimns. Private to "imaginamos": o. Private to "imaginas": -.

"imaginamos" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCVCVC  ·  "imaginas" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • imaginamos ← iamginamos · imagginamos · imagianmos · imaginammos · imaginamoss · imaginamso · imaginaoms · imaginmaos
  • imaginas ← iamginas · imagginas · imagians · imaginass · imaginnas · imaginsa · imagnias · imaignas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "imaginamos" for "imaginas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([imaxiˈnamos] versus [imaˈxinas]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "imaginamos" or "imaginas"?
"imaginas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,303 in our Spanish list, against #23,448 for "imaginamos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "imaginamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "imaginas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #200,389 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "imaginamos" and "imaginas" 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 #200,389 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