Which to use
“decidida” is a participle and “decidido” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,882
- “decidida” frequency rank
- #2,392
- “decidido” frequency rank
- 16274
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | decidida | decidido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de decidido, participio de decidir. | Resuelto, terminante. |
Where the eye mixes decidida and decidido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. decidida and decidido follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: decidida vs decidido
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: decidida is [d̪esiˈð̞ið̞a] while decidido is [d̪esiˈð̞ið̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “decidida” becomes o in “decidido”, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16274, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
decidida is recorded at frequency rank #13,882, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪esiˈð̞ið̞a]. decidido is at rank #2,392, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪esiˈð̞ið̞o].
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 16274, this pair ranks #276,844 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of decidida vs decidido
Shared letters: cdei. Private to "decidida": a. Private to "decidido": o.
"decidida" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "decidido" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "decidida" for "decidido" ever safe?
Frequency check: "decidida" vs "decidido" - which ranks higher?
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 "decidida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "decidido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #276,844 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "decidida" and "decidido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "decidida 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 #276,844 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.