Which to use
“decididos” is a participle and “decisivos” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,948
- “decididos” frequency rank
- #30,015
- “decisivos” frequency rank
- 50963
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | decididos | decisivos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de decidido, participio de decidir. | Forma del plural de decisivo. |
Where the eye mixes decididos and decisivos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. decididos and decisivos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: decididos vs decisivos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: decididos is [d̪esiˈð̞ið̞os] while decisivos is [d̪esiˈsiβ̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50963, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
decididos is recorded at frequency rank #20,948, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [d̪esiˈð̞ið̞os]. decisivos is at rank #30,015, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪esiˈsiβ̞os].
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 50963, this pair ranks #100,428 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of decididos vs decisivos
Shared letters: cdeios. Private to "decididos": -. Private to "decisivos": v.
"decididos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "decisivos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "decididos" and "decisivos" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "decididos" or "decisivos"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "decididos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "decisivos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #100,428 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "decididos" and "decisivos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "decididas vs decididos". 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 #100,428 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.