Which to use
“décida” and “décidera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,309
- “décida” frequency rank
- #18,466
- “décidera” frequency rank
- 27775
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | décida | décidera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de décider. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de décider. |
Where the eye mixes décida and décidera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. décida runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against décidera's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: décida vs décidera
A purely visual mix-up. décida (\de.si.da\) and décidera (\de.si.də.ʁa\) 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 27775, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
décida is recorded at frequency rank #9,309, classified as averb, pronounced \de.si.da\. décidera is at rank #18,466, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.si.də.ʁa\.
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 27775, this pair ranks #326,830 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of décida vs décidera
Shared letters: acdié. Private to "décida": -. Private to "décidera": er.
"décida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "décidera" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "décida" and "décidera" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "décida" or "décidera"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "décida" and "décidera" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "décida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "décidera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #326,830 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "décida" and "décidera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "décidera vs décideur". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #326,830 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.