Which to use
“asegurate” and “asegúrese” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,971
- “asegurate” frequency rank
- #23,310
- “asegúrese” frequency rank
- 61281
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | asegurate | asegúrese |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (vos) del imperativo afirmativo de asegurarse (con el pronombre «te» enclítico). | Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo afirmativo de asegurarse (con el pronombre «se» enclítico). |
Where the eye mixes asegurate and asegúrese
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. asegurate and asegúrese follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses asegurate with asegúrese
A purely visual mix-up. asegurate ([aseɣ̞uˈɾat̪e]) and asegúrese ([aseˈɣ̞uɾese]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61281, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
asegurate is recorded at frequency rank #37,971, classified as averb, pronounced [aseɣ̞uˈɾat̪e]. asegúrese is at rank #23,310, tagged as averb, pronounced [aseˈɣ̞uɾese].
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 61281, this pair ranks #56,015 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of asegurate vs asegúrese
Shared letters: aegrs. Private to "asegurate": tu. Private to "asegúrese": ú.
"asegurate" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCV · "asegúrese" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- asegurate ← acegurate · aesgurate · aseggurate · asegruate · aseguarte · aseguraet · aseguratte · asegurrate
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "asegurate" for "asegúrese" ever safe?
Frequency check: "asegurate" vs "asegúrese" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "asegurate" and "asegúrese" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "asegurate" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "asegúrese" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,015 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "asegurate" and "asegúrese" 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 #56,015 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.