Which to use
“assurer” is a verb and “assureurs” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,019
- “assurer” frequency rank
- #16,811
- “assureurs” frequency rank
- 17830
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | assurer | assureurs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rendre stable. | Pluriel de assureur. |
Where the eye mixes assurer and assureurs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. assurer runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against assureurs's 9 (VCCVCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses assurer with assureurs
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: assurer is \a.sy.ʁe\ while assureurs is \a.sy.ʁœʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17830, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
assurer is recorded at frequency rank #1,019, classified as averb, pronounced \a.sy.ʁe\. assureurs is at rank #16,811, tagged as anoun, pronounced \a.sy.ʁœʁ\.
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 17830, this pair ranks #381,275 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of assurer vs assureurs
Shared letters: aersu. Private to "assurer": -. Private to "assureurs": -.
"assurer" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "assureurs" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "assurer" and "assureurs" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "assurer" vs "assureurs" - which ranks higher?
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 "assurer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "assureurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #381,275 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "assurer" and "assureurs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "assures vs assureurs". 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 #381,275 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.