aseguravsaseguranConfusable pair

Which to use

“asegura” and “aseguran” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#3,671
“asegura” frequency rank
#8,220
“aseguran” frequency rank
11891
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature asegura aseguran
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de asegurar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de asegurar.

Where the eye mixes asegura and aseguran

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. asegura runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against aseguran's 8 (VCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
asegura
8 ch
aseguran

Look-alike desk: asegura vs aseguran

A purely visual mix-up. asegura ([aseˈɣ̞uɾa]) and aseguran ([aseˈɣ̞uɾãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “asegura” sits inside “aseguran”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11891, 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]. aseguran is at rank #8,220, tagged as averb, pronounced [aseˈɣ̞uɾãn].

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 11891, this pair ranks #293,491 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of asegura vs aseguran

Shared letters: aegrsu. Private to "asegura": -. Private to "aseguran": n.

"asegura" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV  ·  "aseguran" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aseguraacegura · aesgura · aseggura · asegrua · aseguar · aseugra · asgeura · assegura
  • aseguranaceguran · aesguran · asegguran · asegruan · aseguarn · asegurann · asegurna · asegurran

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "asegura" for "aseguran" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aseˈɣ̞uɾa] versus [aseˈɣ̞uɾãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "asegura" vs "aseguran" - which ranks higher?
"asegura" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,671 in our Spanish list, against #8,220 for "aseguran". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "asegura" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aseguran" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #293,491 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "asegura" and "aseguran" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "asegura vs asevera". 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 #293,491 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list