Which to use
“decidió” and “decido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,893
- “decidió” frequency rank
- #13,433
- “decido” frequency rank
- 15326
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | decidió | decido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de decidir o de decidirse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de decidir o de decidirse. |
Where the eye mixes decidió and decido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between decidió and decido
A purely visual mix-up. decidió ([d̪esiˈð̞jo]) and decido ([d̪eˈsið̞o]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15326, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
decidió is recorded at frequency rank #1,893, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esiˈð̞jo]. decido is at rank #13,433, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈsið̞o].
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 15326, this pair ranks #280,616 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of decidió vs decido
Shared letters: cdei. Private to "decidió": ó. Private to "decido": o.
"decidió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "decido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- decido ← dceido · ddecido · deccido · decdio · deciddo · deciod · deicdo · desido
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "decidió" for "decido" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "decidió" or "decido" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "decidió" and "decido" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "decidió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "decido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #280,616 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "decidió" and "decido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "decaído vs decido". 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 #280,616 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.