# construct

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɒn.stɹʌkt/ · frequency rank #7,327

## Definitions
1. Something constructed from parts.
2. A concept or model.
3. A segment of nucleic acid, created artificially, for transplantation into a target cell or tissue.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cōnstrūctus, from cōnstruō (“to heap together”), from com- (“together”) + struō (“to heap up, pile”). Doublet of construe.

## Easily confused with
- **contract** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/construct-vs-contract)
- **construed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/construct-vs-construed)
- **constructed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/construct-vs-constructed)
- **constructor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/construct-vs-constructor)

## Common misspellings (15)
`cconstruct`, `cnostruct`, `connstruct`, `consrtuct`, `consstruct`, `constrcut`, `constrruct`, `construcct`, `constructt`, `construtc`, `consttruct`, `consturct`, `contsruct`, `cosntruct`, `ocnstruct`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/construct