verb · #267
to decide
Example: Tenemos que decidir hoy.
We have to decide today.
Spanish → English
decidir
decidir is Spanish for to decide.
What decidir means
How common is it?
decidir is ranked #267 of the 500 most common Spanish words. It sits in the second half of the list: still everyday vocabulary, but you will meet it less often than the first two hundred.
Nearby on the frequency list
Words with a similar frequency to decidir — learning them together is more efficient than learning them alphabetically.
- contar — to tell; to count
- cambiar — to change
- elegir — to choose
- crecer — to grow
- morir — to die
- nacer — to be born
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Compiled and checked by the Flipkado team · Last updated 2026-08-22