decididasvsdecididoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: decididas is a participle, decidido is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“decididas” is a participle and “decidido” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#44,679
“decididas” frequency rank
#2,392
“decidido” frequency rank
47071
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature decididas decidido
Definition Forma del femenino plural de decidido, participio de decidir. Resuelto, terminante.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set decididas and decidido apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
decididas
8 ch
decidido

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: decididas is [d̪esiˈð̞ið̞as] while decidido is [d̪esiˈð̞ið̞o]. 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 (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47071, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

decididas is recorded at frequency rank #44,679, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪esiˈð̞ið̞as]. 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 47071, this pair ranks #122,112 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of decididas vs decidido

Shared letters: cdei. Private to "decididas": as. Private to "decidido": o.

"decididas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC  ·  "decidido" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • decididasdceididas · ddecididas · deccididas · decdiidas · deciddias · deciddidas · decidiads · decididass
  • decididodceidido · ddecidido · deccidido · decdiido · deciddido · deciddio · decididdo · decidiod

Frequency comparison

decididas#44,679
decidido#2,392

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "decididas" and "decidido" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "decididas" is a participle and "decidido" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "decididas" or "decidido"?
"decidido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,392 in our Spanish list, against #44,679 for "decididas". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering decididas vs decidido

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “decididas”; for an adjective, it's “decidido”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “decididas” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list