imaginar

/i.mɐ.ʒi.ˈnaɾ/

//i.mɐ.ʒi.ˈnaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“imaginar” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,192. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,192
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - criar na imaginação, criar imagem na mente

Corpus desk

Index PT-imaginar · imaginar · Portuguese

imaginar · rank #2,192 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,192
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH idiota

Nearest frequency peer: idiota (-1 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “imaginar”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “imaginar” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

imaginar vs imaginário
70% similar

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

Key facts for imaginar
PropertyValue
Headwordimaginar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/i.mɐ.ʒi.ˈnaɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,192
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “imaginar”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).imaginarcai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “idiota” (#2,191), “inteligência” (#2,193), “horrível” (#2,190). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “imaginar” fica em #2,192. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around imaginar (IPA /i.mɐ.ʒi.ˈnaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,192 among 938 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for imaginar, with forms such as "iamginar", "imagginar", and "imagianr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "imaginário", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is imaginar, spelled I-M-A-G-I-N-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    criar na imaginação, criar imagem na mente
  2. 2
    fantasiar
  3. 3
    julgar(-se)

This word in other languages

imagine(English)imaginar(Español)imaginer(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iamginar
  • imagginar
  • imagianr
  • imaginarr
  • imaginnar
  • imaginra
  • imagniar
  • imaignar
  • imgainar
  • immaginar
  • miaginar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of imaginar - 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.

iamginar2imagginar1imagianr2imaginarr1imaginnar1imaginra2imagniar2imaignar2
Edit distance from "imaginar"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "imaginar"?
"imaginar" is spelled I-M-A-G-I-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /i.mɐ.ʒi.ˈnaɾ/.
What does "imaginar" mean?
As a verb, "imaginar" means: criar na imaginação, criar imagem na mente
What words are commonly confused with "imaginar"?
"imaginar" is commonly confused with "imaginário". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "imaginar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "imaginar" is /i.mɐ.ʒi.ˈnaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "imaginar" come from?
"imaginar" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

horrível#2,190familiar#2,187levantar#2,197alcançar#2,214

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

feminino11 variantsresolução11 variantsbrincar11 variantsaprovação11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list