Which to use
“imitan” and “imitar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,166
- “imitan” frequency rank
- #11,795
- “imitar” frequency rank
- 44961
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | imitan | imitar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de imitar. | Ejecutar una cosa a imagen o semejanza de otra. |
Where the eye mixes imitan and imitar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. imitan and imitar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: imitan vs imitar
A purely visual mix-up. imitan ([iˈmit̪ãn]) 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 a single letter - n in “imitan” becomes r in “imitar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44961, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
imitan is recorded at frequency rank #33,166, classified as averb, pronounced [iˈmit̪ãn]. 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 44961, this pair ranks #134,107 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of imitan vs imitar
Shared letters: aimt. Private to "imitan": n. Private to "imitar": r.
"imitan" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "imitar" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "imitan" and "imitar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "imitan" or "imitar"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "imitan" 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 #134,107 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "imitan" and "imitar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "imitado vs imitan". 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 #134,107 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.