Which to use
“asegura” is a verb and “asegurada” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,671
- “asegura” frequency rank
- #14,765
- “asegurada” frequency rank
- 18436
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | asegura | asegurada |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de asegurar. | Forma del femenino de asegurado, participio de asegurar. |
Where the eye mixes asegura and asegurada
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. asegura runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against asegurada's 9 (VCVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: asegura vs asegurada
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: asegura is [aseˈɣ̞uɾa] while asegurada is [aseɣ̞uˈɾað̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “asegura” sits inside “asegurada”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18436, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
asegura is recorded at frequency rank #3,671, classified as averb, pronounced [aseˈɣ̞uɾa]. asegurada is at rank #14,765, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [aseɣ̞uˈɾað̞a].
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 18436, this pair ranks #267,920 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of asegura vs asegurada
Shared letters: aegrsu. Private to "asegura": -. Private to "asegurada": d.
"asegura" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "asegurada" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "asegura" and "asegurada" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "asegura" or "asegurada"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "asegura" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "asegurada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #267,920 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "asegura" and "asegurada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aseguraban vs asegurada". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #267,920 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.