Which to use
“imitado” and “imitan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,721
- “imitado” frequency rank
- #33,166
- “imitan” frequency rank
- 82887
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | imitado | imitan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de imitar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de imitar. |
Where the eye mixes imitado and imitan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. imitado runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against imitan's 6 (VCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: imitado vs imitan
A purely visual mix-up. imitado ([imiˈt̪að̞o]) and imitan ([iˈmit̪ãn]) 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 82887, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
imitado is recorded at frequency rank #49,721, classified as averb, pronounced [imiˈt̪að̞o]. imitan is at rank #33,166, tagged as averb, pronounced [iˈmit̪ãn].
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 82887, this pair ranks #8,740 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of imitado vs imitan
Shared letters: aimt. Private to "imitado": do. Private to "imitan": n.
"imitado" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "imitan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "imitado" and "imitan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "imitado" or "imitan"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "imitado" and "imitan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "imitado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "imitan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,740 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "imitado" and "imitan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "imitado vs instado". 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 #8,740 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.