Which to use
“asegurar” and “aseguraron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,488
- “asegurar” frequency rank
- #18,444
- “aseguraron” frequency rank
- 20932
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | asegurar | aseguraron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fijar algo (o alguien en una posición) de manera que quede firme, seguro y estable. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de asegurar. |
Where the eye mixes asegurar and aseguraron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. asegurar runs 8 letters (VCVCVCVC) against aseguraron's 10 (VCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between asegurar and aseguraron
A purely visual mix-up. asegurar ([aseɣ̞uˈɾaɾ]) and aseguraron ([aseɣ̞uˈɾaɾõn]) 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) - “asegurar” sits inside “aseguraron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20932, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
asegurar is recorded at frequency rank #2,488, classified as averb, pronounced [aseɣ̞uˈɾaɾ]. aseguraron is at rank #18,444, tagged as averb, pronounced [aseɣ̞uˈɾaɾõn].
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 20932, this pair ranks #257,125 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of asegurar vs aseguraron
Shared letters: aegrsu. Private to "asegurar": -. Private to "aseguraron": no.
"asegurar" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "aseguraron" · 10 letters · shape VCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- asegurar ← acegurar · aesgurar · aseggurar · asegruar · aseguarr · asegurarr · asegurra · asegurrar
- aseguraron ← aceguraron · aesguraron · asegguraron · asegruaron · aseguarron · aseguraorn · asegurarno · aseguraronn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "asegurar" and "aseguraron" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "asegurar" or "aseguraron" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "asegurar" and "aseguraron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "asegurar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aseguraron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #257,125 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "asegurar" and "aseguraron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alegraron vs aseguraron". 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 #257,125 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.