Which to use
“decime” and “decir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,434
- “decime” frequency rank
- #131
- “decir” frequency rank
- 13565
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | decime | decir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Decí (vos), con el enclítico me (pronombre). | Manifestar con palabras el pensamiento. |
Where the eye mixes decime and decir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses decime with decir
A purely visual mix-up. decime ([d̪eˈsime]) and decir ([d̪eˈsiɾ]) 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 13565, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
decime is recorded at frequency rank #13,434, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈsime]. decir is at rank #131, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈsiɾ].
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 13565, this pair ranks #287,379 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of decime vs decir
Shared letters: cdei. Private to "decime": m. Private to "decir": r.
"decime" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "decir" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "decime" for "decir" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "decime" or "decir" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "decime" and "decir" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "decime" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "decir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #287,379 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "decime" and "decir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "decae vs decime". 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 #287,379 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.