asegurar

[aseɣ̞uˈɾaɾ]

/[aseɣ̞uˈɾaɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“asegurar” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,488. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,488
frequency rank, Spanish
7,704
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fijar algo (o alguien en una posición) de manera que quede firme, seguro y estable.

Corpus desk

Index ES-asegurar · asegurar · Spanish

asegurar · rank #2,488 · 12 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,488
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,704
  • PHOTO-FINISH apareció

Nearest frequency peer: apareció (-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 rango junto al imán ortográfico “asegurar”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “asegurar” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

asegurar vs aseguro
75% similar
asegurar vs aseguren
75% similar
asegurar vs asegurará
89% similar

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

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “asegurar”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.asegurarcae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “apareció” (#2,487), “anti” (#2,486), “brazo” (#2,490). Entre 7,704 lemas con “A”, “asegurar” va en #2,488. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around asegurar (IPA [aseɣ̞uˈɾaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,488 among 7,704 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for asegurar, with forms such as "acegurar", "aesgurar", and "aseggurar". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "aseguro", "aseguren", "asegurará", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is asegurar, spelled A-S-E-G-U-R-A-R.

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.).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how asegurar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Se destacó en la Guerra de Secesión, donde aseguró el triunfo sobre la Confederación de los Estados Unidos

Synonyms

aseverar

This word in other languages

secure(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • acegurar
  • aesgurar
  • aseggurar
  • asegruar
  • aseguarr
  • asegurarr
  • asegurra
  • asegurrar
  • aseugrar
  • asgeurar
  • assegurar
  • saegurar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of asegurar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

acegurar1aesgurar2aseggurar1asegruar2aseguarr2asegurarr1asegurra2asegurrar1
Edit distance from "asegurar"

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

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. 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 Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

apareció#2,487absoluto#2,482eliminar#2,496especies#2,498

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

caballero12 variantsparecido12 variantsmaestros12 variantsincluyen12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list