Which to use
“decision” is a noun and “decisivo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,933
- “decision” frequency rank
- #8,600
- “decisivo” frequency rank
- 50533
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | decision | decisivo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | decisão | que decide |
Letter map: decision vs decisivo
Shared letters muted; letters that set decision and decisivo apart highlighted. Shared run: 7. decision (CVCVCVVC) and decisivo (CVCVCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for decision / decisivo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: decision is anoun and decisivoanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50533, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
decision is recorded at frequency rank #41,933, classified as anoun. decisivo is at rank #8,600, tagged as anadj, pronounced /dɨ.si.ˈzi.vu/.
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 50533, this pair ranks #14,432 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of decision vs decisivo
Shared letters: cdeios. Private to "decision": n. Private to "decisivo": v.
"decision" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "decisivo" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "decision" and "decisivo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "decision" vs "decisivo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "decision" vs "decisivo" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "decision" 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 #14,432 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "decision" and "decisivo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "decisão vs decision". 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 #14,432 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.