imaginant

\i.ma.ʒi.nɑ̃\

/\i.ma.ʒi.nɑ̃\/ adj

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The verdict

“imaginant” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #21,969. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,969
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est source d’imagination.

Corpus desk

Index FR-imaginant · imaginant · French

imaginant · rank #21,969 · 13 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,969
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH hôtelier

Nearest frequency peer: hôtelier (-2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « imaginant »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « imaginant » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

imaginant vs imaginons
78% similar
imaginant vs imaginent
89% similar
imaginant vs imaginais
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for imaginant
PropertyValue
Headwordimaginant
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\i.ma.ʒi.nɑ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#21,969
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « imaginant »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.imaginantse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « hôtelier » (#21,967), « implantés » (#21,971), « humoristes » (#21,966). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « imaginant » est au #21,969. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around imaginant (IPA \i.ma.ʒi.nɑ̃\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #21,969 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Qui est source d’imagination.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for imaginant, with forms such as "iamginant", "imagginant", and "imagiannt". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "imaginons", "imaginent", "imaginais", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is imaginant, spelled I-M-A-G-I-N-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est source d’imagination.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how imaginant appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Il y eut grand étonnement au pays pour le dommage des blés de l’Aulnières, et la piste des mulets sur nos chemins fut une chose imaginante. — (George Sand, Les Maîtres sonneurs, George Bell and sons, 1908, page 78)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iamginant
  • imagginant
  • imagiannt
  • imaginannt
  • imaginantt
  • imaginatn
  • imaginnant
  • imaginnat
  • imagniant
  • imaignant
  • imgainant
  • immaginant
  • miaginant

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of imaginant - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

iamginant2imagginant1imagiannt2imaginannt1imaginantt1imaginatn2imaginnant1imaginnat2
Edit distance from "imaginant"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "imaginant"?
"imaginant" is spelled I-M-A-G-I-N-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \i.ma.ʒi.nɑ̃\.
What does "imaginant" mean?
As an adjective, "imaginant" means: Qui est source d’imagination.
What words are commonly confused with "imaginant"?
"imaginant" is commonly confused with "imaginons", "imaginent", "imaginais". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "imaginant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "imaginant" is \i.ma.ʒi.nɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "imaginant" come from?
"imaginant" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "imaginant", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

implantés#21,971imposteur#21,972jouissent#21,979foncières#21,942

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

irrégulier13 variantsentrevues13 variantsdéposent13 variantsdélicats13 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list