Which to use
“décima” and “deriva” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,562
- “décima” frequency rank
- #6,510
- “deriva” frequency rank
- 18072
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décima | deriva |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Cada parte de las diez en que se dividen ciertas medidas, como los grados en un termómetro, las micras, etc. | Desvío de una embarcación con respecto al rumbo trazado debido a la corriente. |
Where the eye mixes décima and deriva
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between décima and deriva
A purely visual mix-up. décima ([ˈd̪esima]) and deriva ([d̪eˈɾiβ̞a]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18072, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décima is recorded at frequency rank #11,562, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈd̪esima]. deriva is at rank #6,510, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪eˈɾiβ̞a].
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 18072, this pair ranks #269,451 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of décima vs deriva
Shared letters: adi. Private to "décima": cmé. Private to "deriva": erv.
"décima" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "deriva" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- deriva ← dderiva · deirva · deriav · deriba · derivva · derriva · dervia · dreiva
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "décima" and "deriva" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "décima" vs "deriva" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "décima" and "deriva" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "décima" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "deriva" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #269,451 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décima" and "deriva" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deriva vs Deva". 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 #269,451 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.