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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "decidamos" vs "decidimos" - which ranks higher?
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.