Which to use
“decía” and “decid” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,136
- “decía” frequency rank
- #40,228
- “decid” frequency rank
- 41364
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | decía | decid |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de decir. | Segunda persona del plural (vosotros, vosotras) del imperativo afirmativo de decir. |
Where the eye mixes decía and decid
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: decía vs decid
A purely visual mix-up. decía ([d̪eˈsia]) and decid ([d̪eˈsið̞]) 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 41364, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
decía is recorded at frequency rank #1,136, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈsia]. decid is at rank #40,228, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈsið̞].
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 41364, this pair ranks #154,063 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of decía vs decid
Shared letters: cde. Private to "decía": aí. Private to "decid": i.
"decía" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "decid" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- decid ← dceid · ddecid · deccid · decdi · decidd · deicd · desid · edcid
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "decía" for "decid" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "decía" or "decid" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "decía" and "decid" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "decía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "decid" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #154,063 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "decía" and "decid" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "decid vs deli". 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 #154,063 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.