Which to use
“decisión” and “decisiones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #890
- “decisión” frequency rank
- #1,477
- “decisiones” frequency rank
- 2367
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | decisión | decisiones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Determinación, resolución, transacción de una controversia, fallo, sobre algo que se discute. | Forma del plural de decisión |
Where the eye mixes decisión and decisiones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between decisión and decisiones
A purely visual mix-up. decisión ([d̪esiˈsjõn]) and decisiones ([d̪esiˈsjones]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2367, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
decisión is recorded at frequency rank #890, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̪esiˈsjõn]. decisiones is at rank #1,477, tagged as anoun, pronounced [d̪esiˈsjones].
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 2367, this pair ranks #320,467 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of decisión vs decisiones
Shared letters: cdeins. Private to "decisión": ó. Private to "decisiones": o.
"decisión" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "decisiones" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- decisiones ← dceisiones · ddecisiones · deccisiones · deciciones · deciisones · decisinoes · decisioens · decisioness
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "decisión" and "decisiones" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "decisión" or "decisiones"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "decisión" and "decisiones" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "decisión" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "decisiones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #320,467 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "decisión" and "decisiones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "decisión vs decisivos". 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 #320,467 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.