Which to use
“decisión” is a noun and “decisivo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #890
- “decisión” frequency rank
- #9,797
- “decisivo” frequency rank
- 10687
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | decisión | decisivo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Determinación, resolución, transacción de una controversia, fallo, sobre algo que se discute. | De lo que decide o resuelve |
Where the eye mixes decisión and decisivo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between decisión and decisivo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: decisión is [d̪esiˈsjõn] while decisivo is [d̪esiˈsiβ̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10687, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
decisión is recorded at frequency rank #890, classified as anoun, pronounced [d̪esiˈsjõn]. decisivo is at rank #9,797, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪esiˈsiβ̞o].
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 10687, this pair ranks #297,738 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of decisión vs decisivo
Shared letters: cdeis. Private to "decisión": nó. Private to "decisivo": ov.
"decisión" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "decisivo" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- decisivo ← dceisivo · ddecisivo · deccisivo · decicivo · deciisvo · decisibo · decisiov · decisivvo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "decisión" and "decisivo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "decisión" vs "decisivo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "decisión" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "decisivo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #297,738 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "decisión" and "decisivo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "decisivas vs decisivo". 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 #297,738 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.