decidamosvsdecidimosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“decidamos” and “decidimos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#43,499
“decidamos” frequency rank
#7,285
“decidimos” frequency rank
50784
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature decidamos decidimos
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de subjuntivo de decidir o de decidirse. Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de decidir o de decidirse.

Where the eye mixes decidamos and decidimos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. decidamos and decidimos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
decidamos
9 ch
decidimos

Look-alike desk: decidamos vs decidimos

A purely visual mix-up. decidamos ([d̪esiˈð̞amos]) and decidimos ([d̪esiˈð̞imos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - a in “decidamos” becomes i in “decidimos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50784, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

decidamos is recorded at frequency rank #43,499, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esiˈð̞amos]. decidimos is at rank #7,285, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esiˈð̞imos].

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 50784, this pair ranks #101,369 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of decidamos vs decidimos

Shared letters: cdeimos. Private to "decidamos": a. Private to "decidimos": -.

"decidamos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC  ·  "decidimos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • decidamos ← dceidamos · ddecidamos · deccidamos · decdiamos · deciadmos · decidammos · decidamoss · decidamso
  • decidimos ← dceidimos · ddecidimos · deccidimos · decdiimos · deciddimos · decidimmos · decidimoss · decidimso

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "decidamos" and "decidimos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪esiˈð̞amos] versus [d̪esiˈð̞imos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "decidamos" vs "decidimos" - which ranks higher?
"decidimos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,285 in our Spanish list, against #43,499 for "decidamos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "decidamos" and "decidimos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "decidamos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "decidimos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #101,369 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "decidamos" and "decidimos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "decidamos vs dedicamos". 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 #101,369 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list