Which to use
“asegurar” and “asegurate” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,488
- “asegurar” frequency rank
- #37,971
- “asegurate” frequency rank
- 40459
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | asegurar | asegurate |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fijar algo (o alguien en una posición) de manera que quede firme, seguro y estable. | Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo afirmativo de asegurarse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico). |
Where the eye mixes asegurar and asegurate
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. asegurar runs 8 letters (VCVCVCVC) against asegurate's 9 (VCVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between asegurar and asegurate
A purely visual mix-up. asegurar ([aseɣ̞uˈɾaɾ]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40459, 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]. 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 40459, this pair ranks #158,969 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of asegurar vs asegurate
Shared letters: aegrsu. Private to "asegurar": -. Private to "asegurate": t.
"asegurar" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "asegurate" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "asegurar" and "asegurate" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "asegurar" or "asegurate" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "asegurar" 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 #158,969 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "asegurar" 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 #158,969 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.