Which to use
“imaginan” and “imagine” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,131
- “imaginan” frequency rank
- #13,715
- “imagine” frequency rank
- 29846
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | imaginan | imagine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de imaginar o de imaginarse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de imaginar. |
Where the eye mixes imaginan and imagine
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. imaginan runs 8 letters (VCVCVCVC) against imagine's 7 (VCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: imaginan vs imagine
A purely visual mix-up. imaginan ([imaˈxinãn]) and imagine ([imaˈxine]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29846, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
imaginan is recorded at frequency rank #16,131, classified as averb, pronounced [imaˈxinãn]. imagine is at rank #13,715, tagged as averb, pronounced [imaˈxine].
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 29846, this pair ranks #214,980 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of imaginan vs imagine
Shared letters: agimn. Private to "imaginan": -. Private to "imagine": e.
"imaginan" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "imagine" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "imaginan" for "imagine" ever safe?
Frequency check: "imaginan" vs "imagine" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "imaginan" and "imagine" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "imaginan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "imagine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #214,980 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "imaginan" and "imagine" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "imagináis vs imaginan". 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 #214,980 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.