Which to use
“decidimos” and “decimos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,285
- “decidimos” frequency rank
- #4,149
- “decimos” frequency rank
- 11434
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | decidimos | decimos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de decidir o de decidirse. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de decir. |
Where the eye mixes decidimos and decimos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. decidimos runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVC) against decimos's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: decidimos vs decimos
A purely visual mix-up. decidimos ([d̪esiˈð̞imos]) and decimos ([d̪eˈsimos]) 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 11434, 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]. decimos is at rank #4,149, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈsimos].
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 11434, this pair ranks #295,140 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of decidimos vs decimos
Shared letters: cdeimos. Private to "decidimos": -. Private to "decimos": -.
"decidimos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "decimos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "decidimos" for "decimos" ever safe?
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What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "decidimos" and "decimos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "decidimos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "decimos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #295,140 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "decidimos" and "decimos" 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 #295,140 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.