Which to use
“decidimos” and “decidió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,285
- “decidimos” frequency rank
- #1,893
- “decidió” frequency rank
- 9178
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | decidimos | decidió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de decidir o de decidirse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de decidir o de decidirse. |
Where the eye mixes decidimos and decidió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. decidimos runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVC) against decidió's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses decidimos with decidió
A purely visual mix-up. decidimos ([d̪esiˈð̞imos]) and decidió ([d̪esiˈð̞jo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9178, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
decidimos is recorded at frequency rank #7,285, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esiˈð̞imos]. decidió is at rank #1,893, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪esiˈð̞jo].
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 9178, this pair ranks #302,717 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of decidimos vs decidió
Shared letters: cdei. Private to "decidimos": mos. Private to "decidió": ó.
"decidimos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "decidió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- decidimos ← dceidimos · ddecidimos · deccidimos · decdiimos · deciddimos · decidimmos · decidimoss · decidimso
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "decidimos" and "decidió" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "decidimos" or "decidió"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "decidimos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "decidió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #302,717 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "decidimos" and "decidió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "decidimos vs definimos". 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 #302,717 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.