Which to use
“assura” and “assures” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,425
- “assura” frequency rank
- #44,311
- “assures” frequency rank
- 78736
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | assura | assures |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple du verbe assurer. | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe assurer. |
Where the eye mixes assura and assures
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. assura runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against assures's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between assura and assures
A purely visual mix-up. assura (\a.sy.ʁa\) and assures (\a.syʁ\) 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 78736, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
assura is recorded at frequency rank #34,425, classified as averb, pronounced \a.sy.ʁa\. assures is at rank #44,311, tagged as averb, pronounced \a.syʁ\.
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 78736, this pair ranks #25,022 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of assura vs assures
Shared letters: arsu. Private to "assura": -. Private to "assures": e.
"assura" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "assures" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "assura" and "assures" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "assura" vs "assures" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "assura" and "assures" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "assura" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "assures" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,022 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "assura" and "assures" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "assumez vs assures". 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 #25,022 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.