aseveravsaseveróConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#45,754
“asevera” frequency rank
#43,395
“aseveró” frequency rank
89149
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature asevera aseveró
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de aseverar. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de aseverar.

Where the eye mixes asevera and aseveró

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. asevera and aseveró follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
asevera
7 ch
aseveró

Visual trap between asevera and aseveró

A purely visual mix-up. asevera ([aseˈβ̞eɾa]) and aseveró ([aseβ̞eˈɾo]) 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 a single letter - a in “asevera” becomes ó in “aseveró”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89149, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

asevera is recorded at frequency rank #45,754, classified as averb, pronounced [aseˈβ̞eɾa]. aseveró is at rank #43,395, tagged as averb, pronounced [aseβ̞eˈɾo].

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 89149, this pair ranks #3,320 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of asevera vs aseveró

Shared letters: aersv. Private to "asevera": -. Private to "aseveró": ó.

"asevera" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV  ·  "aseveró" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • aseveraacevera · aesvera · asebera · aseevra · asevear · aseverra · asevrea · asevvera

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "asevera" for "aseveró" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([aseˈβ̞eɾa] versus [aseβ̞eˈɾo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "asevera" or "aseveró"?
"aseveró" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #43,395 in our Spanish list, against #45,754 for "asevera". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "asevera" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aseveró" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #3,320 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "asevera" and "aseveró" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "asevera vs áspera". 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 #3,320 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