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

#16,131
“imaginan” frequency rank
#20,391
“imaginen” frequency rank
36522
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature imaginan imaginen
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de imaginar o de imaginarse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de imaginar o de imaginarse.

Where the eye mixes imaginan and imaginen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. imaginan and imaginen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
imaginan
8 ch
imaginen

Look-alike desk: imaginan vs imaginen

A purely visual mix-up. imaginan ([imaˈxinãn]) and imaginen ([imaˈxinẽn]) 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 a single letter - a in “imaginan” becomes e in “imaginen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36522, 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]. imaginen is at rank #20,391, tagged as averb, pronounced [imaˈxinẽn].

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 36522, this pair ranks #180,191 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of imaginan vs imaginen

Shared letters: agimn. Private to "imaginan": -. Private to "imaginen": e.

"imaginan" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC  ·  "imaginen" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • imaginan ← iamginan · imagginan · imagiann · imaginann · imaginna · imaginnan · imagnian · imaignan
  • imaginen ← iamginen · imagginen · imagienn · imaginenn · imaginnen · imagnien · imaignen · imgainen

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "imaginan" and "imaginen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([imaˈxinãn] versus [imaˈxinẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "imaginan" vs "imaginen" - which ranks higher?
"imaginan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,131 in our Spanish list, against #20,391 for "imaginen". 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 "imaginan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "imaginen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #180,191 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "imaginan" and "imaginen" 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 #180,191 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