Which to use
“deciden” and “decidía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,648
- “deciden” frequency rank
- #34,043
- “decidía” frequency rank
- 40691
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deciden | decidía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de decidir o de decidirse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de decidir o de decidirse. |
Where the eye mixes deciden and decidía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses deciden with decidía
A purely visual mix-up. deciden ([d̪eˈsið̞ẽn]) 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 40691, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deciden is recorded at frequency rank #6,648, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈsið̞ẽn]. 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 40691, this pair ranks #157,745 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of deciden vs decidía
Shared letters: cdei. Private to "deciden": n. Private to "decidía": aí.
"deciden" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "decidía" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- deciden ← dceiden · ddeciden · decciden · decdien · decidden · decidenn · decidne · deciedn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "deciden" and "decidía" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "deciden" vs "decidía" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "deciden" 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 #157,745 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deciden" 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 #157,745 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.