construction

/kənˈstɹʌk.ʃən/

//kənˈstɹʌk.ʃən// noun

The verdict

“construction” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #54,782 among 8,288 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,782
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Construcción.

Corpus desk

Index ES-construction · construction · Spanish

construction · rank #54,782 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,782
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH consumación

Nearest frequency peer: consumación (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “construction”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “construction” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for construction
PropertyValue
Headwordconstruction
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kənˈstɹʌk.ʃən/
Letters12
Frequency rank#54,782
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “construction” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).constructioncae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “consumación” (#54,783), “consumieron” (#54,784), “consistiría” (#54,779). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “construction” va en #54,782. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

construction is uncommon Spanish at frequency #54,782 among 8,288 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /kənˈstɹʌk.ʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Construcción.".

construction has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is construction, spelled C-O-N-S-T-R-U-C-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Construcción.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "construction"?
"construction" is spelled C-O-N-S-T-R-U-C-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /kənˈstɹʌk.ʃən/.
What does "construction" mean?
As a noun, "construction" means: Construcción.
How do you pronounce "construction"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "construction" is /kənˈstɹʌk.ʃən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "construction" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "construction", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list