Which to use
“decides” is a verb and “dóciles” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,020
- “decides” frequency rank
- #48,967
- “dóciles” frequency rank
- 59987
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | decides | dóciles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de decidir o de decidirse. | Forma del plural de dócil. |
Where the eye mixes decides and dóciles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: decides vs dóciles
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: decides is [d̪eˈsið̞es] while dóciles is [ˈd̪osiles]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59987, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
decides is recorded at frequency rank #11,020, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈsið̞es]. dóciles is at rank #48,967, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈd̪osiles].
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 59987, this pair ranks #60,562 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of decides vs dóciles
Shared letters: cdeis. Private to "decides": -. Private to "dóciles": ló.
"decides" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "dóciles" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- decides ← dceides · ddecides · deccides · decdies · deciddes · decidess · decidse · decieds
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "decides" for "dóciles" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "decides" or "dóciles" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "decides" and "dóciles" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "decides" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dóciles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #60,562 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "decides" and "dóciles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dátiles vs dóciles". 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 #60,562 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.