make a decision
"make-a-decision" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“make a decision” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To decide.
Corpus desk
Index EN-make-a-decision · make a decision · English
make a decision · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "M" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | make a decision |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “make a decision” in English
Rare enough to double-check
make a decision is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To decide.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for make a decision, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is make a decision, spelled M-A-K-E- -A- -D-E-C-I-S-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1To decide.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how make a decision appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
You need to make a decision whether or not to go.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.