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“decisivas” and “decisivos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#34,538
“decisivas” frequency rank
#30,015
“decisivos” frequency rank
64553
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature decisivas decisivos
Definition Forma del femenino plural de decisivo. Forma del plural de decisivo.

Where the eye mixes decisivas and decisivos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. decisivas and decisivos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
decisivas
9 ch
decisivos

Visual trap between decisivas and decisivos

A purely visual mix-up. decisivas ([d̪esiˈsiβ̞as]) and decisivos ([d̪esiˈsiβ̞os]) 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 a single letter - a in “decisivas” becomes o in “decisivos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64553, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

decisivas is recorded at frequency rank #34,538, classified as anadj, pronounced [d̪esiˈsiβ̞as]. decisivos is at rank #30,015, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪esiˈsiβ̞os].

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 64553, this pair ranks #45,240 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of decisivas vs decisivos

Shared letters: cdeisv. Private to "decisivas": a. Private to "decisivos": o.

"decisivas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC  ·  "decisivos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • decisivas ← dceisivas · ddecisivas · deccisivas · decicivas · deciisvas · decisiavs · decisibas · decisivass
  • decisivos ← dceisivos · ddecisivos · deccisivos · decicivos · deciisvos · decisibos · decisiovs · decisivoss

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "decisivas" and "decisivos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([d̪esiˈsiβ̞as] versus [d̪esiˈsiβ̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "decisivas" or "decisivos"?
"decisivos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,015 in our Spanish list, against #34,538 for "decisivas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "decisivas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "decisivos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #45,240 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "decisivas" and "decisivos" 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 #45,240 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list