imaginasvsimaginenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#9,303
“imaginas” frequency rank
#20,391
“imaginen” frequency rank
29694
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature imaginas imaginen
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) 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 imaginas and imaginen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. imaginas 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
imaginas
8 ch
imaginen

Visual trap between imaginas and imaginen

A purely visual mix-up. imaginas ([imaˈxinas]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29694, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

imaginas is recorded at frequency rank #9,303, classified as averb, pronounced [imaˈxinas]. 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 29694, this pair ranks #215,709 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of imaginas vs imaginen

Shared letters: agimn. Private to "imaginas": s. Private to "imaginen": e.

"imaginas" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC  ·  "imaginen" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • imaginas ← iamginas · imagginas · imagians · imaginass · imaginnas · imaginsa · imagnias · imaignas
  • imaginen ← iamginen · imagginen · imagienn · imaginenn · imaginnen · imagnien · imaignen · imgainen

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "imaginas" and "imaginen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([imaˈxinas] versus [imaˈxinẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "imaginas" or "imaginen"?
"imaginas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,303 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.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "imaginas" 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 #215,709 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "imaginas" and "imaginen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "imagináis vs imaginas". 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 #215,709 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