decision
/dɪˈsɪʒn̩/
"decision" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“decision” is in the everyday core of English, ranked #847 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #847
- frequency rank, English
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The act of deciding.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | decision |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /dɪˈsɪʒn̩/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #847 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “decision” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for decision is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /dɪˈsɪʒn̩/. Corpus data places it at rank #847 in overall English word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for decision, with forms such as "dceision", "ddecision", and "deccision". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Denison", "division", "decisive", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: Derived from Middle French, from Latin dēcīsiō, dēcīsiōnis, from dēcīdō (“to decide”). The correct English form is decision, spelled D-E-C-I-S-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The act of deciding.
- 2A choice or judgement.
- 3Firmness of conviction.
- 4A result arrived at by the judges when there is no clear winner at the end of the contest.
- 5A win or a loss awarded to a pitcher.
Etymology
Derived from Middle French, from Latin dēcīsiō, dēcīsiōnis, from dēcīdō (“to decide”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: dceision,ddecision,deccision,deciison,decisino,decisionn,decisoin,decission,decition,decsiion,deicsion,edcision
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of decision - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “decision”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-E-C-I-S-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /dɪˈsɪʒn̩/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Denison” - see the side-by-side comparison. decision vs Denison
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.