aseguradavsaseguradosConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#14,765
“asegurada” frequency rank
#23,674
“asegurados” frequency rank
38439
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature asegurada asegurados
Definition Forma del femenino de asegurado, participio de asegurar. Forma del plural de asegurado, participio de asegurar.

Where the eye mixes asegurada and asegurados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. asegurada runs 9 letters (VCVCVCVCV) against asegurados's 10 (VCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
asegurada
10 ch
asegurados

Visual trap between asegurada and asegurados

A purely visual mix-up. asegurada ([aseɣ̞uˈɾað̞a]) and asegurados ([aseɣ̞uˈɾað̞os]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38439, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

asegurada is recorded at frequency rank #14,765, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [aseɣ̞uˈɾað̞a]. asegurados is at rank #23,674, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [aseɣ̞uˈɾað̞os].

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 38439, this pair ranks #170,003 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of asegurada vs asegurados

Shared letters: adegrsu. Private to "asegurada": -. Private to "asegurados": o.

"asegurada" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCV  ·  "asegurados" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aseguradaacegurada · aesgurada · aseggurada · asegruada · aseguarda · aseguraad · aseguradda · asegurdaa
  • aseguradosacegurados · aesgurados · aseggurados · asegruados · aseguardos · aseguraddos · aseguradoss · aseguradso

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "asegurada" for "asegurados" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aseɣ̞uˈɾað̞a] versus [aseɣ̞uˈɾað̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "asegurada" vs "asegurados" - which ranks higher?
"asegurada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,765 in our Spanish list, against #23,674 for "asegurados". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "asegurada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "asegurados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #170,003 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "asegurada" and "asegurados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "asegurados vs asegurándose". 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 #170,003 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