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Imaginery or imaginary?

Did you mean imaginary? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.

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Correct spelling: imaginary. Misspelling: imaginery.

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Memory tip

Imagine becomes imagin-ARY.

Why people write “imaginery”

The endings -ary and -ery often sound alike; this word takes -ary.

Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make imaginary automatic.

What does “imaginary” mean?

imaginary noun

  1. (mathematics) a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1

    Synonyms:

imaginary adjective

  1. not based on fact; existing only in the imagination

    “the falsehood about some fanciful secret treaties"- F.D.Roosevelt”

    Synonyms:fancifulnotional

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Imaginary” in a sentence

  • The child had an imaginary friend.
  • The falsehood about some fanciful secret treaties"- F.D.Roosevelt.

Is “imaginary” a playable word?

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15 points in Scrabble · 17 in Words With Friends

  • Scrabble (US)
  • Scrabble (UK)
  • Words With Friends

“imaginery” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from IMAGINARY.

Imaginary: quick answers

Is it imaginery or imaginary?
The correct spelling is imaginary. “imaginery” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists.
How can I remember how to spell imaginary?
Imagine becomes imagin-ARY.
What does imaginary mean?
Imaginary means: (mathematics) a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1.