Which to use
“deciden” and “dividen” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,648
- “deciden” frequency rank
- #13,443
- “dividen” frequency rank
- 20091
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deciden | dividen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de decidir o de decidirse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de dividir o de dividirse. |
Where the eye mixes deciden and dividen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. deciden and dividen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses deciden with dividen
A purely visual mix-up. deciden ([d̪eˈsið̞ẽn]) and dividen ([d̪iˈβ̞ið̞ẽn]) 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 20091, 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]. dividen is at rank #13,443, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪iˈβ̞ið̞ẽn].
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 20091, this pair ranks #260,846 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of deciden vs dividen
Shared letters: dein. Private to "deciden": c. Private to "dividen": v.
"deciden" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "dividen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "deciden" vs "dividen" - 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 "dividen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #260,846 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deciden" and "dividen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dividen vs dividía". 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 #260,846 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.