Which to use
“decidía” is a verb and “décima” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,043
- “decidía” frequency rank
- #11,562
- “décima” frequency rank
- 45605
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | decidía | décima |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de decidir o de decidirse. | Cada parte de las diez en que se dividen ciertas medidas, como los grados en un termómetro, las micras, etc. |
Where the eye mixes decidía and décima
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. decidía runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against décima's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: decidía vs décima
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: decidía is [d̪esiˈð̞ia] while décima is [ˈd̪esima]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45605, 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]. décima is at rank #11,562, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪esima].
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 45605, this pair ranks #130,476 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of decidía vs décima
Shared letters: acdi. Private to "decidía": eí. Private to "décima": mé.
"decidía" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "décima" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "decidía" and "décima" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "decidía" vs "décima" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "decidía" and "décima" 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 "décima" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #130,476 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "decidía" and "décima" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "decidía vs decididas". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #130,476 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.