Which to use
“imaginen” and “imagínese” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,391
- “imaginen” frequency rank
- #34,621
- “imagínese” frequency rank
- 55012
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | imaginen | imagínese |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de imaginar o de imaginarse. | Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo afirmativo de imaginarse (con el pronombre enclítico). |
Where the eye mixes imaginen and imagínese
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. imaginen runs 8 letters (VCVCVCVC) against imagínese's 9 (VCVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: imaginen vs imagínese
A purely visual mix-up. imaginen ([imaˈxinẽn]) 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 55012, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
imaginen is recorded at frequency rank #20,391, classified as averb, pronounced [imaˈxinẽn]. 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 55012, this pair ranks #80,792 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of imaginen vs imagínese
Shared letters: aegimn. Private to "imaginen": -. Private to "imagínese": sí.
"imaginen" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "imagínese" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- imaginen ← iamginen · imagginen · imagienn · imaginenn · imaginnen · imagnien · imaignen · imgainen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "imaginen" for "imagínese" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "imaginen" or "imagínese" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "imaginen" 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 #80,792 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "imaginen" and "imagínese" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "imagínense vs imagínese". 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 #80,792 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.