Which to use
“imaginação” is a noun and “imaginário” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,734
- “imaginação” frequency rank
- #8,349
- “imaginário” frequency rank
- 13083
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | imaginação | imaginário |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | faculdade ou capacidade mental que permite a representação de objetos segundo aquelas qualidades dos mesmos que são dadas à mente através dos sentidos | que só existe na imaginação |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set imaginação and imaginário apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: imaginação is anoun and imaginárioanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13083, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
imaginação is recorded at frequency rank #4,734, classified as anoun, pronounced /i.mɐ.ʒi.nɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. imaginário is at rank #8,349, tagged as anadj.
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 13083, this pair ranks #59,361 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of imaginação vs imaginário
Shared letters: agimno. Private to "imaginação": ãç. Private to "imaginário": rá.
"imaginação" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCVCVV · "imaginário" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCVCVV
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering imaginação vs imaginário
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “imaginação”; for an adjective, it's “imaginário”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “imaginação” entry
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