Which to use
“asegura” and “asegurate” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,671
- “asegura” frequency rank
- #37,971
- “asegurate” frequency rank
- 41642
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | asegura | asegurate |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de asegurar. | Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo afirmativo de asegurarse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico). |
Where the eye mixes asegura and asegurate
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. asegura runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against asegurate's 9 (VCVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: asegura vs asegurate
A purely visual mix-up. asegura ([aseˈɣ̞uɾa]) and asegurate ([aseɣ̞uˈɾat̪e]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “asegura” sits inside “asegurate”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41642, 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]. asegurate is at rank #37,971, tagged as averb, pronounced [aseɣ̞uˈɾat̪e].
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 41642, this pair ranks #152,536 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of asegura vs asegurate
Shared letters: aegrsu. Private to "asegura": -. Private to "asegurate": t.
"asegura" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV · "asegurate" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "asegura" and "asegurate" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "asegura" or "asegurate" show up more?
What to do next
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 "asegurate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #152,536 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "asegura" and "asegurate" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "asegurará vs asegurate". 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 #152,536 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.