asegurarvsaseguroConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#2,488
“asegurar” frequency rank
#6,141
“aseguro” frequency rank
8629
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature asegurar aseguro
Definition Fijar algo (o alguien en una posición) de manera que quede firme, seguro y estable. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de asegurar.

Where the eye mixes asegurar and aseguro

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. asegurar runs 8 letters (VCVCVCVC) against aseguro's 7 (VCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
asegurar
7 ch
aseguro

Look-alike desk: asegurar vs aseguro

A purely visual mix-up. asegurar ([aseɣ̞uˈɾaɾ]) and aseguro ([aseˈɣ̞uɾo]) 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 8629, 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]. aseguro is at rank #6,141, tagged as averb, pronounced [aseˈɣ̞uɾo].

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 8629, this pair ranks #304,449 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of asegurar vs aseguro

Shared letters: aegrsu. Private to "asegurar": -. Private to "aseguro": o.

"asegurar" · 8 letters · shape VCVCVCVC  ·  "aseguro" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • asegurar ← acegurar · aesgurar · aseggurar · asegruar · aseguarr · asegurarr · asegurra · asegurrar
  • aseguro ← aceguro · aesguro · asegguro · asegruo · aseguor · asegurro · aseugro · asgeuro

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "asegurar" and "aseguro" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([aseɣ̞uˈɾaɾ] versus [aseˈɣ̞uɾo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "asegurar" or "aseguro" show up more?
"asegurar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,488 in our Spanish list, against #6,141 for "aseguro". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "asegurar" and "aseguro" 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 "aseguro" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #304,449 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "asegurar" and "aseguro" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aseguro vs aseveró". 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 #304,449 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