Which to use
“decidimos” and “dividimos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,285
- “decidimos” frequency rank
- #39,174
- “dividimos” frequency rank
- 46459
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | decidimos | dividimos |
|---|---|---|
| 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 dividir o de dividirse. |
Where the eye mixes decidimos and dividimos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. decidimos and dividimos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses decidimos with dividimos
A purely visual mix-up. decidimos ([d̪esiˈð̞imos]) and dividimos ([d̪iβ̞iˈð̞imos]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46459, 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]. dividimos is at rank #39,174, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪iβ̞iˈð̞imos].
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 46459, this pair ranks #125,590 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of decidimos vs dividimos
Shared letters: dimos. Private to "decidimos": ce. Private to "dividimos": v.
"decidimos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "dividimos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "decidimos" for "dividimos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "decidimos" vs "dividimos" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "dividimos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #125,590 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "decidimos" and "dividimos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dirigimos vs dividimos". 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 #125,590 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.