decides

/[d̪eˈsið̞es]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,020

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

decides is aSpanishverb. It means: Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de decidir o de decidirse. Pronounced [d̪eˈsið̞es]. Often confused with decís and decidí.

Key facts for decides
PropertyValue
Headworddecides
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪eˈsið̞es]
Letters7
Frequency rank#11,020
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of decides in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for decides is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪eˈsið̞es]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,020 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de decidir o de decidirse.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for decides, with forms such as "dceides", "ddecides", and "deccides". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "decís", "decidí", "decido", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is decides, spelled D-E-C-I-D-E-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de decidir o de decidirse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: dceides,ddecides,deccides,decdies,deciddes,decidess,decidse,decieds,deicdes,desides,edcides

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for decides

Misspelling Variants of "decides"

dceides7ddecides8deccides8decdies7deciddes8decidess8decidse7decieds7
Misspelling Variants of "decides"

Frequency rank: #11,020 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "decides"?
"decides" is spelled D-E-C-I-D-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪eˈsið̞es].
What does "decides" mean?
As a verb, "decides" means: Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de decidir o de decidirse.
What words are commonly confused with "decides"?
"decides" is commonly confused with "decís", "decidí", "decido". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "decides"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "decides" is [d̪eˈsið̞es]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "decides" come from?
"decides" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.