Which to use
“decidía” is a verb and “decisiva” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,043
- “decidía” frequency rank
- #12,573
- “decisiva” frequency rank
- 46616
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | decidía | decisiva |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de decidir o de decidirse. | Forma del femenino de decisivo. |
Where the eye mixes decidía and decisiva
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: decidía vs decisiva
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: decidía is [d̪esiˈð̞ia] while decisiva is [d̪esiˈsiβ̞a]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46616, 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]. decisiva is at rank #12,573, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪esiˈsiβ̞a].
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 46616, this pair ranks #124,714 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of decidía vs decisiva
Shared letters: acdei. Private to "decidía": í. Private to "decisiva": sv.
"decidía" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "decisiva" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- decisiva ← dceisiva · ddecisiva · deccisiva · deciciva · deciisva · decisiav · decisiba · decisivva
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "decidía" and "decisiva" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "decidía" or "decisiva"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "decidía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "decisiva" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #124,714 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "decidía" and "decisiva" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "decidía vs decididas". 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 #124,714 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.