Which to use
“debamos” and “decimos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,789
- “debamos” frequency rank
- #4,149
- “decimos” frequency rank
- 30938
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | debamos | decimos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de deber. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de decir. |
Where the eye mixes debamos and decimos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. debamos and decimos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: debamos vs decimos
A purely visual mix-up. debamos ([d̪eˈβ̞amos]) and decimos ([d̪eˈsimos]) 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 30938, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
debamos is recorded at frequency rank #26,789, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈβ̞amos]. decimos is at rank #4,149, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈsimos].
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 30938, this pair ranks #209,588 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of debamos vs decimos
Shared letters: demos. Private to "debamos": ab. Private to "decimos": ci.
"debamos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "decimos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "debamos" and "decimos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "debamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "decimos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #209,588 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "debamos" and "decimos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "debamos vs dudamos". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #209,588 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.