Which to use
“decidimos” is a verb and “decisivos” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,285
- “decidimos” frequency rank
- #30,015
- “decisivos” frequency rank
- 37300
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | decidimos | decisivos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de decidir o de decidirse. | Forma del plural de decisivo. |
Where the eye mixes decidimos and decisivos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. decidimos 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: decidimos vs decisivos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: decidimos is [d̪esiˈð̞imos] 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37300, 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]. 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 37300, this pair ranks #176,027 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of decidimos vs decisivos
Shared letters: cdeios. Private to "decidimos": m. Private to "decisivos": v.
"decidimos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "decisivos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "decidimos" for "decisivos" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "decidimos" or "decisivos" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "decidimos" and "decisivos" 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 "decisivos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #176,027 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "decidimos" and "decisivos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "decisivas vs decisivos". 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 #176,027 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.