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

#23,449
“imagínense” frequency rank
#34,621
“imagínese” frequency rank
58070
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature imagínense imagínese
Definition Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo afirmativo de imaginarse (con el pronombre enclítico). Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo afirmativo de imaginarse (con el pronombre enclítico).

Where the eye mixes imagínense and imagínese

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. imagínense 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
imagínense
9 ch
imagínese

Visual trap between imagínense and imagínese

A purely visual mix-up. imagínense ([imaˈxinẽnse]) 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 58070, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

imagínense is recorded at frequency rank #23,449, classified as averb, pronounced [imaˈxinẽnse]. 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 58070, this pair ranks #67,911 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of imagínense vs imagínese

Shared letters: aegimnsí. Private to "imagínense": -. Private to "imagínese": -.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "imagínense" and "imagínese" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([imaˈxinẽnse] versus [imaˈxinese]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "imagínense" or "imagínese" show up more?
"imagínense" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,449 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.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "imagínense" 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 #67,911 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "imagínense" and "imagínese" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "imaginarse vs imagínese". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #67,911 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