imaginário

adj

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The verdict

“imaginário” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #8,349. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,349
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,526
“I” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que só existe na imaginação

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

imaginário vs imaginar
70% similar
imaginário vs imaginação
70% similar

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

Key facts for imaginário
PropertyValue
Headwordimaginário
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Frequency rank#8,349
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “imaginário” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). imaginário lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around imaginário, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #8,349 among 1,526 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for imaginário, with forms such as "iamginário", "imagginário", and "imaginnário". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "imaginar", "imaginação", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is imaginário, spelled I-M-A-G-I-N-Á-R-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que só existe na imaginação
  2. 2
    diz-se de número complexo

This word in other languages

imaginary(English)imaginario(Español)imaginaire(Français)imaginär(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iamginário
  • imagginário
  • imaginnário
  • imaginráio
  • imagináiro
  • imaginároi
  • imaginárrio
  • imagiánrio
  • imagniário
  • imaignário
  • imgainário
  • immaginário
  • miaginário

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

iamginário2imagginário1imaginnário1imaginráio2imagináiro2imaginároi2imaginárrio1imagiánrio2
Edit distance from "imaginário"

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 "imaginário"?
"imaginário" is spelled I-M-A-G-I-N-Á-R-I-O.
What does "imaginário" mean?
As an adjective, "imaginário" means: que só existe na imaginação
What words are commonly confused with "imaginário"?
"imaginário" is commonly confused with "imaginar", "imaginação". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "imaginário" come from?
"imaginário" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “imaginário”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is I-M-A-G-I-N-Á-R-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “imaginar” - see the side-by-side comparison. imaginário vs imaginar
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list