construir
[kõnsˈt̪ɾwiɾ]
The verdict
“construir” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #1,599 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #1,599
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 9
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 10
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Edificar, hacer de nueva planta una obra de ingeniería, arquitectura o albañilería, como una casa o un edificio.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | construir |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [kõnsˈt̪ɾwiɾ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #1,599 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 10 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “construir” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for construir is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [kõnsˈt̪ɾwiɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,599 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for construir, with forms such as "cconstruir", "cnostruir", and "connstruir". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "construye", "construya", "construyo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is construir, spelled C-O-N-S-T-R-U-I-R.
Definition
- 1Edificar, hacer de nueva planta una obra de ingeniería, arquitectura o albañilería, como una casa o un edificio.
- 2Hacer una cosa inmaterial utilizando elementos adecuados.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cconstruir,cnostruir,connstruir,consrtuir,consstruir,constriur,constrruir,construirr,construri,consttruir,consturir,contsruir,cosntruir,ocnstruir
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of construir - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “construir”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is C-O-N-S-T-R-U-I-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [kõnsˈt̪ɾwiɾ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “construye” - see the side-by-side comparison. construir vs construye
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.