Which to use
“daría” and “decía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,694
- “daría” frequency rank
- #1,136
- “decía” frequency rank
- 4830
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | daría | decía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de dar o de darse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de decir. |
Where the eye mixes daría and decía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. daría and decía follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: daría vs decía
A purely visual mix-up. daría ([d̪aˈɾia]) and decía ([d̪eˈsia]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4830, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
daría is recorded at frequency rank #3,694, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪aˈɾia]. decía is at rank #1,136, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈsia].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 4830, this pair ranks #315,147 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of daría vs decía
Shared letters: adí. Private to "daría": r. Private to "decía": ce.
"daría" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "decía" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "daría" and "decía" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "daría" or "decía" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "daría" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "decía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #315,147 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "daría" and "decía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Dalila vs daría". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #315,147 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.