Which to use
“assuré” is an adjective and “assures” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,181
- “assuré” frequency rank
- #44,311
- “assures” frequency rank
- 47492
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | assuré | assures |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est sûr, qui met en sûreté. | Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent du verbe assurer. |
Where the eye mixes assuré and assures
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. assuré 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.
Why the eye confuses assuré with assures
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: assuré is \a.sy.ʁe\ while assures is \a.syʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47492, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
assuré is recorded at frequency rank #3,181, classified as anadj, pronounced \a.sy.ʁe\. 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 47492, this pair ranks #186,530 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of assuré vs assures
Shared letters: arsu. Private to "assuré": é. Private to "assures": e.
"assuré" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "assures" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- assures ← assrues · assuers · assuress · assurres · assurse · asures · asusres · sasures
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "assuré" and "assures" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "assuré" vs "assures" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "assuré" 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 #186,530 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "assuré" 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 #186,530 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.