Which to use
“decaído” is a verb and “decidido” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,678
- “decaído” frequency rank
- #2,392
- “decidido” frequency rank
- 47070
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | decaído | decidido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de decaer. | Resuelto, terminante. |
Where the eye mixes decaído and decidido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. decaído runs 7 letters (CVCVVCV) against decidido's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: decaído vs decidido
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: decaído is [d̪ekaˈið̞o] while decidido is [d̪esiˈð̞ið̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47070, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
decaído is recorded at frequency rank #44,678, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪ekaˈið̞o]. decidido is at rank #2,392, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪esiˈð̞ið̞o].
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 47070, this pair ranks #122,121 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of decaído vs decidido
Shared letters: cdeo. Private to "decaído": aí. Private to "decidido": i.
"decaído" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "decidido" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- decidido ← dceidido · ddecidido · deccidido · decdiido · deciddido · deciddio · decididdo · decidiod
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "decaído" for "decidido" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "decaído" or "decidido" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "decaído" and "decidido" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "decaído" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "decidido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #122,121 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "decaído" and "decidido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "decaído vs decid". 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 #122,121 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.