Which to use
“decidía” is a verb and “decididas” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,043
- “decidía” frequency rank
- #44,679
- “decididas” frequency rank
- 78722
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | decidía | decididas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de decidir o de decidirse. | Forma del femenino plural de decidido, participio de decidir. |
Where the eye mixes decidía and decididas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between decidía and decididas
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: decidía is [d̪esiˈð̞ia] while decididas is [d̪esiˈð̞ið̞as]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78722, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
decidía is recorded at frequency rank #34,043, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esiˈð̞ia]. decididas is at rank #44,679, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪esiˈð̞ið̞as].
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 78722, this pair ranks #14,040 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of decidía vs decididas
Shared letters: acdei. Private to "decidía": í. Private to "decididas": s.
"decidía" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "decididas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- decididas ← dceididas · ddecididas · deccididas · decdiidas · deciddias · deciddidas · decidiads · decididass
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "decidía" and "decididas" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "decidía" or "decididas" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "decidía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "decididas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,040 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "decidía" and "decididas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "decididas vs decidirán". 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 #14,040 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.