Which to use
“asegurar” and “aseguren” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,488
- “asegurar” frequency rank
- #25,905
- “aseguren” frequency rank
- 28393
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | asegurar | aseguren |
|---|---|---|
| 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 presente de subjuntivo de asegurar. |
Where the eye mixes asegurar and aseguren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. asegurar and aseguren follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between asegurar and aseguren
A purely visual mix-up. asegurar ([aseɣ̞uˈɾaɾ]) and aseguren ([aseˈɣ̞uɾẽn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28393, 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]. aseguren is at rank #25,905, tagged as averb, pronounced [aseˈɣ̞uɾẽn].
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 28393, this pair ranks #222,249 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of asegurar vs aseguren
Shared letters: aegrsu. Private to "asegurar": -. Private to "aseguren": n.
"asegurar" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC · "aseguren" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "asegurar" for "aseguren" ever safe?
Frequency check: "asegurar" vs "aseguren" - which ranks higher?
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 "asegurar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aseguren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #222,249 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "asegurar" and "aseguren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aseguren vs asegúrense". 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 #222,249 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.