imaginarsevsimagíneseTell them apart

Which to use

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

#21,703
“imaginarse” frequency rank
#34,621
“imagínese” frequency rank
56324
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature imaginarse imagínese
Definition Representar en la mente algo que no existe o que no está presente. Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo afirmativo de imaginarse (con el pronombre enclítico).

Where the eye mixes imaginarse and imagínese

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. imaginarse runs 10 letters (VCVCVCVCCV) against imagínese's 9 (VCVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
imaginarse
9 ch
imagínese

Visual trap between imaginarse and imagínese

A purely visual mix-up. imaginarse ([imaxiˈnaɾse]) and imagínese ([imaˈxinese]) 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 56324, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

imaginarse is recorded at frequency rank #21,703, classified as averb, pronounced [imaxiˈnaɾse]. imagínese is at rank #34,621, tagged as averb, pronounced [imaˈxinese].

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 56324, this pair ranks #75,094 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of imaginarse vs imagínese

Shared letters: aegimns. Private to "imaginarse": r. Private to "imagínese": í.

"imaginarse" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCVCCV  ·  "imagínese" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • imaginarse ← iamginarse · imagginarse · imagianrse · imaginarce · imaginares · imaginarrse · imaginarsse · imaginasre

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "imaginarse" for "imagínese" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([imaxiˈnaɾse] versus [imaˈxinese]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "imaginarse" vs "imagínese" - which ranks higher?
"imaginarse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,703 in our Spanish list, against #34,621 for "imagínese". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "imaginarse" and "imagínese" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "imaginarse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "imagínese" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #75,094 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "imaginarse" and "imagínese" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "imagináis vs imaginarse". 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 #75,094 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