decíamos

[d̪eˈsiamos]

/[d̪eˈsiamos]/ verb

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The verdict

“decíamos” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #19,080. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,080
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de decir.

Corpus desk

Index ES-deciamos · decíamos · Spanish

decíamos · rank #19,080 · 11 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,080
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH dedique

Nearest frequency peer: dedique (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “decíamos”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “decíamos” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

decíamos vs décimo
50% similar
decíamos vs decías
75% similar
decíamos vs dejamos
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for decíamos
PropertyValue
Headworddecíamos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪eˈsiamos]
Letters8
Frequency rank#19,080
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “decíamos”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.decíamoscae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “dedique” (#19,081), “dans” (#19,078), “denominaciones” (#19,082). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “decíamos” va en #19,080. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around decíamos (IPA [d̪eˈsiamos]), averb. Corpus frequency is #19,080 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de decir.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for decíamos, with forms such as "dceíamos", "ddecíamos", and "decaímos". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "décimo", "decías", "dejamos", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is decíamos, spelled D-E-C-Í-A-M-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de decir.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dceíamos
  • ddecíamos
  • decaímos
  • deccíamos
  • decíammos
  • decíamoss
  • decíamso
  • decíaoms
  • decímaos
  • deícamos
  • edcíamos

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of decíamos - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

dceíamos2ddecíamos1decaímos2deccíamos1decíammos1decíamoss1decíamso2decíaoms2
Edit distance from "decíamos"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "decíamos"?
"decíamos" is spelled D-E-C-Í-A-M-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪eˈsiamos].
What does "decíamos" mean?
As a verb, "decíamos" means: Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de decir.
What words are commonly confused with "decíamos"?
"decíamos" is commonly confused with "décimo", "decías", "dejamos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "decíamos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "decíamos" is [d̪eˈsiamos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "decíamos" come from?
"decíamos" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "decíamos", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list