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“decidía” and “decidirán” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#34,043
“decidía” frequency rank
#34,975
“decidirán” frequency rank
69018
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature decidía decidirán
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de decidir o de decidirse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de decidir o de decidirse.

Where the eye mixes decidía and decidirán

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. decidía runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against decidirán's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
decidía
9 ch
decidirán

Look-alike desk: decidía vs decidirán

A purely visual mix-up. decidía ([d̪esiˈð̞ia]) and decidirán ([d̪esið̞iˈɾãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69018, 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]. decidirán is at rank #34,975, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esið̞iˈɾãn].

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 69018, this pair ranks #33,062 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of decidía vs decidirán

Shared letters: cdei. Private to "decidía": aí. Private to "decidirán": nrá.

"decidía" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV  ·  "decidirán" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "decidía" and "decidirán" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([d̪esiˈð̞ia] versus [d̪esið̞iˈɾãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "decidía" or "decidirán"?
"decidía" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,043 in our Spanish list, against #34,975 for "decidirán". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "decidía" and "decidirán" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "decidía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "decidirán" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #33,062 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "decidía" and "decidirán" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "decididas vs decidirán". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #33,062 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list