Which to use
“decisions” and “divisions” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,933
- “decisions” frequency rank
- #5,957
- “divisions” frequency rank
- 7890
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | decisions | divisions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of decision | plural of division |
Where the eye mixes decisions and divisions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. decisions and divisions follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses decisions with divisions
A purely visual mix-up. decisions (/dɪˈsɪʒənz/) and divisions (/dɪˈvɪʒənz/) 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 7890, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
decisions is recorded at frequency rank #1,933, classified as anoun, pronounced /dɪˈsɪʒənz/. divisions is at rank #5,957, tagged as anoun, pronounced /dɪˈvɪʒənz/.
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 7890, this pair ranks #505,103 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of decisions vs divisions
Shared letters: dinos. Private to "decisions": ce. Private to "divisions": v.
"decisions" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC · "divisions" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "decisions" and "divisions" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "decisions" or "divisions"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "decisions" and "divisions" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "decisions" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "divisions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #505,103 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "decisions" and "divisions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "decisions vs derision". 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 #505,103 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.