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“decisiva” and “decisivas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,573
- “decisiva” frequency rank
- #34,538
- “decisivas” frequency rank
- 47111
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | decisiva | decisivas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de decisivo. | Forma del femenino plural de decisivo. |
Where the eye mixes decisiva and decisivas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. decisiva runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against decisivas's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses decisiva with decisivas
A purely visual mix-up. decisiva ([d̪esiˈsiβ̞a]) and decisivas ([d̪esiˈsiβ̞as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “decisiva” sits inside “decisivas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47111, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
decisiva is recorded at frequency rank #12,573, classified as anadj, pronounced [d̪esiˈsiβ̞a]. decisivas is at rank #34,538, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪esiˈsiβ̞as].
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 47111, this pair ranks #121,878 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of decisiva vs decisivas
Shared letters: acdeisv. Private to "decisiva": -. Private to "decisivas": -.
"decisiva" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "decisivas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "decisiva" and "decisivas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "decisiva" or "decisivas" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "decisiva" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "decisivas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #121,878 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "decisiva" and "decisivas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "decididas vs decisivas". 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 #121,878 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.