Which to use
“seguras” and “severas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,218
- “seguras” frequency rank
- #16,218
- “severas” frequency rank
- 26436
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seguras | severas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de seguro. | Forma del femenino plural de severo. |
Where the eye mixes seguras and severas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between seguras and severas
A purely visual mix-up. seguras ([seˈɣ̞uɾas]) and severas ([seˈβ̞eɾas]) 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 26436, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seguras is recorded at frequency rank #10,218, classified as anadj, pronounced [seˈɣ̞uɾas]. severas is at rank #16,218, tagged as anadj, pronounced [seˈβ̞eɾas].
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 26436, this pair ranks #231,617 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of seguras vs severas
Shared letters: aers. Private to "seguras": gu. Private to "severas": v.
"seguras" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "severas" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "seguras" and "severas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "seguras" or "severas"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "seguras" and "severas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "seguras" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "severas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #231,617 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seguras" and "severas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Segur vs seguras". 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 #231,617 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.