Which to use
“decidan” and “decidía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,069
- “decidan” frequency rank
- #34,043
- “decidía” frequency rank
- 50112
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | decidan | decidía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de decidir o de decidirse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de decidir o de decidirse. |
Where the eye mixes decidan and decidía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses decidan with decidía
A purely visual mix-up. decidan ([d̪eˈsið̞ãn]) and decidía ([d̪esiˈð̞ia]) 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 50112, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
decidan is recorded at frequency rank #16,069, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈsið̞ãn]. decidía is at rank #34,043, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esiˈð̞ia].
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 50112, this pair ranks #105,011 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of decidan vs decidía
Shared letters: acdei. Private to "decidan": n. Private to "decidía": í.
"decidan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "decidía" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- decidan ← dceidan · ddecidan · deccidan · decdian · deciadn · decidann · deciddan · decidna
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "decidan" and "decidía" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "decidan" or "decidía" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "decidan" and "decidía" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "decidan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "decidía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #105,011 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "decidan" and "decidía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "decidía vs decididas". 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 #105,011 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.