Which to use
“decretado” and “decretar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,712
- “decretado” frequency rank
- #32,602
- “decretar” frequency rank
- 61314
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | decretado | decretar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de decretar o de decretarse. | Expedir, dictar o hacer públicos un decreto (decisión o disposición de una autoridad competente). |
Where the eye mixes decretado and decretar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. decretado runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against decretar's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses decretado with decretar
A purely visual mix-up. decretado ([d̪ekɾeˈt̪að̞o]) and decretar ([d̪ekɾeˈt̪aɾ]) 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 61314, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
decretado is recorded at frequency rank #28,712, classified as averb, pronounced [d̪ekɾeˈt̪að̞o]. decretar is at rank #32,602, tagged as averb, pronounced [d̪ekɾeˈt̪aɾ].
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 61314, this pair ranks #55,877 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of decretado vs decretar
Shared letters: acdert. Private to "decretado": o. Private to "decretar": -.
"decretado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "decretar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "decretado" for "decretar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "decretado" vs "decretar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "decretado" and "decretar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "decretado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "decretar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,877 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "decretado" and "decretar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "decretar vs derretir". 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 #55,877 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.