asegurar

/[aseɣ̞uˈɾaɾ]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,488

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

asegurar is aSpanishverb. It means: Fijar algo (o alguien en una posición) de manera que quede firme, seguro y estable. Pronounced [aseɣ̞uˈɾaɾ]. It ranks #2,488 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with aseguro and aseguren.

Key facts for asegurar
PropertyValue
Headwordasegurar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[aseɣ̞uˈɾaɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,488
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of asegurar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for asegurar is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aseɣ̞uˈɾaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,488 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for asegurar, with forms such as "acegurar", "aesgurar", and "aseggurar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "aseguro", "aseguren", "asegurará", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is asegurar, spelled A-S-E-G-U-R-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fijar algo (o alguien en una posición) de manera que quede firme, seguro y estable.
  2. 2
    Poner a alguien en una situación en que no pueda huir o escapar.
  3. 3
    Dar confianza y tranquilidad, hacer ir la preocupación o el miedo ante algo; hacer sentir seguridad.
  4. 4
    Declarar la verdad, certeza o realidad de algo; afirmar algo con convicción.
  5. 5
    Poner algo en condiciones que dificulten su daño, robo, invasión o peligro.
  6. 6
    Garantizar el pago de una deuda o el cumplimiento de una obligación por medio de fiadores, prendas, hipotecas, etc.
  7. 7
    Garantizar, a cambio de ciertas condiciones contratadas, la indemnización económica por la pérdida de algo (por robo, accidente, incendio, enfermedad, etc.), o el cubrimiento profesional de los servicios necesarios para recuperar algo (la salud, un edificio, un vehículo, etc.).

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: acegurar,aesgurar,aseggurar,asegruar,aseguarr,asegurarr,asegurra,asegurrar,aseugrar,asgeurar,assegurar,saegurar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for asegurar

Misspelling Variants of "asegurar"

acegurar8aesgurar8aseggurar9asegruar8aseguarr8asegurarr9asegurra8asegurrar9
Misspelling Variants of "asegurar"

Frequency rank: #2,488 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "asegurar"?
"asegurar" is spelled A-S-E-G-U-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [aseɣ̞uˈɾaɾ].
What does "asegurar" mean?
As a verb, "asegurar" means: Fijar algo (o alguien en una posición) de manera que quede firme, seguro y estable.
What words are commonly confused with "asegurar"?
"asegurar" is commonly confused with "aseguro", "aseguren", "asegurará". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "asegurar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "asegurar" is [aseɣ̞uˈɾaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "asegurar" come from?
"asegurar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.