Commonly Confused Words

Insure vs. Ensure vs. Assure

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Insure, ensure, and assure sound similar, but they are used in very different situations. Knowing the difference will make your writing much clearer and more precise.

Ensure

Ensure means to make sure or to guarantee that something will happen.

Please ensure the door is locked before you leave.
We must ensure everyone's safety.
This test will ensure the results are accurate.

Insure

Insure is used in the context of insurance — protecting something financially.

You should insure your car before driving it.
The company insures all its equipment.
They refused to insure the property after the flood.

Assure

Assure means to remove doubt or to give confidence to someone. It is always used with a person.

I assure you, everything will be fine.
She assured him that the results were correct.
He tried to assure the team before the big game.

💡 Tip

Ensure = make sure.
Insure = insurance (money protection).
Assure = give someone confidence.

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Commonly Confused Words

Insure vs. Ensure vs. Assure

1 min read

Insure, ensure, and assure sound similar, but they are used in very different situations. Knowing the difference will make your writing much clearer and more precise.

Ensure

Ensure means to make sure or to guarantee that something will happen.

Please ensure the door is locked before you leave.
We must ensure everyone's safety.
This test will ensure the results are accurate.

Insure

Insure is used in the context of insurance — protecting something financially.

You should insure your car before driving it.
The company insures all its equipment.
They refused to insure the property after the flood.

Assure

Assure means to remove doubt or to give confidence to someone. It is always used with a person.

I assure you, everything will be fine.
She assured him that the results were correct.
He tried to assure the team before the big game.

💡 Tip

Ensure = make sure.
Insure = insurance (money protection).
Assure = give someone confidence.

Test your knowledge 📝

Question 1 sur 8Score: 0/8

Please ___ that all the windows are closed before we leave.

Discover the app: Shaky English

Join 100,000 people who are improving their English skills on the Shaky English app

Other similar rules

Agreement rules

Omission of Auxiliary Verbs in Questions/Negatives (e.g. He not go)

A bit of theory

Farther vs. Further

Vocabulary

Em Dash vs. En Dash vs. Hyphen

Common confusions

I.e. vs. E.g.

Conjugation

Comparative vs. Superlative Mistakes

Common confusions

That vs. Which

Conjugation

Prepositions after Adjectives (good at, interested in)

Agreement rules