decida

[d̪eˈsið̞a]

/[d̪eˈsið̞a]/ verb

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The verdict

“decida” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #9,273. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,273
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de decidir o de decidirse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-decida · decida · Spanish

decida · rank #9,273 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,273
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH dañar

Nearest frequency peer: dañar (-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 “decida”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “decida” 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).

decida vs decir
67% similar
decida vs deuda
67% similar
decida vs decís
50% similar

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

Key facts for decida
PropertyValue
Headworddecida
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪eˈsið̞a]
Letters6
Frequency rank#9,273
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “decida”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).decidacae 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 “dañar” (#9,272), “declarada” (#9,274), “cultivar” (#9,271). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “decida” va en #9,273. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around decida (IPA [d̪eˈsið̞a]), averb. Corpus frequency is #9,273 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for decida, with forms such as "dceida", "ddecida", and "deccida". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "decir", "deuda", "decís", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is decida, spelled D-E-C-I-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de decidir o de decidirse.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de decidir o de decidirse.
  3. 3
    Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de decidir o del imperativo negativo de decidirse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dceida
  • ddecida
  • deccida
  • decdia
  • deciad
  • decidda
  • deicda
  • desida
  • edcida

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of decida - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

dceida2ddecida1deccida1decdia2deciad2decidda1deicda2desida1
Edit distance from "decida"

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 "decida"?
"decida" is spelled D-E-C-I-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪eˈsið̞a].
What does "decida" mean?
As a verb, "decida" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de decidir o de decidirse.
What words are commonly confused with "decida"?
"decida" is commonly confused with "decir", "deuda", "decís". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "decida"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "decida" is [d̪eˈsið̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "decida" come from?
"decida" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

creían#9,269celoso#9,255espere#9,291carril#9,252

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

fuesen9 variantsbajado9 variantsguerrilla9 variantsbailes9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list