Which to use
“constructing” and “construction” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,123
- “constructing” frequency rank
- #1,137
- “construction” frequency rank
- 14260
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | constructing | construction |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An act of construction. | The process of constructing. |
Letter map: constructing vs construction
Shared letters muted; letters that set constructing and construction apart highlighted. Shared run: 11.
Spelling & dictionary notes on constructing vs construction
constructing and construction are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14260, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
constructing is recorded at frequency rank #13,123, classified as anoun. construction is at rank #1,137, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kənˈstɹʌkʃən/.
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 14260, this pair ranks #471,106 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of constructing vs construction
Shared letters: cinorstu. Private to "constructing": g. Private to "construction": -.
"constructing" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCVCC · "construction" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- constructing ← cconstructing · cnostructing · connstructing · consrtucting · consstructing · constrcuting · constrructing · construccting
- construction ← cconstruction · cnostruction · connstruction · consrtuction · consstruction · constrcution · constrruction · construcction
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "constructing" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "construction" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #471,106 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "constructing" and "construction" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "constriction vs construction". 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 #471,106 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.