Which to use
“imitado” and “imitar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,721
- “imitado” frequency rank
- #11,795
- “imitar” frequency rank
- 61516
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | imitado | imitar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de imitar. | Ejecutar una cosa a imagen o semejanza de otra. |
Where the eye mixes imitado and imitar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: imitado vs imitar
A purely visual mix-up. imitado ([imiˈt̪að̞o]) and imitar ([imiˈt̪aɾ]) 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 61516, 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]. imitar is at rank #11,795, tagged as averb, pronounced [imiˈt̪aɾ].
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 61516, this pair ranks #55,192 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of imitado vs imitar
Shared letters: aimt. Private to "imitado": do. Private to "imitar": r.
"imitado" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "imitar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "imitado" and "imitar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "imitado" or "imitar"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "imitado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "imitar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,192 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "imitado" and "imitar" 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 #55,192 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.