Which to use
“decime” and “decirte” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,434
- “decime” frequency rank
- #3,043
- “decirte” frequency rank
- 16477
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | decime | decirte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Decí (vos), con el enclítico me (pronombre). | Decir, con el enclítico te (pronombre). |
Where the eye mixes decime and decirte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses decime with decirte
A purely visual mix-up. decime ([d̪eˈsime]) and decirte ([d̪eˈsiɾt̪e]) 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 16477, 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]. decirte is at rank #3,043, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪eˈsiɾt̪e].
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 16477, this pair ranks #276,005 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of decime vs decirte
Shared letters: cdei. Private to "decime": m. Private to "decirte": rt.
"decime" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "decirte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "decime" and "decirte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "decime" or "decirte" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "decime" and "decirte" 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 "decirte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #276,005 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "decime" and "decirte" 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 #276,005 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.