Which to use
“decidir” and “dividir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,769
- “decidir” frequency rank
- #7,983
- “dividir” frequency rank
- 10752
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | decidir | dividir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Zanjar una cuestión, tomar una resolución definitiva. | Acción de separar, cortar en pedazos, para poder distribuir una cosa. |
Where the eye mixes decidir and dividir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. decidir and dividir follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: decidir vs dividir
A purely visual mix-up. decidir ([d̪esiˈð̞iɾ]) and dividir ([d̪iβ̞iˈð̞iɾ]) 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 10752, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
decidir is recorded at frequency rank #2,769, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪esiˈð̞iɾ]. dividir is at rank #7,983, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪iβ̞iˈð̞iɾ].
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 10752, this pair ranks #297,496 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of decidir vs dividir
Shared letters: dir. Private to "decidir": ce. Private to "dividir": v.
"decidir" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "dividir" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "decidir" and "dividir" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "decidir" or "dividir" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "decidir" and "dividir" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "decidir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dividir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #297,496 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "decidir" and "dividir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dividir vs divisar". 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 #297,496 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.