construir

[kõnsˈt̪ɾwiɾ]

/[kõnsˈt̪ɾwiɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“construir” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,599. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,599
frequency rank, Spanish
8,288
“C” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Edificar, hacer de nueva planta una obra de ingeniería, arquitectura o albañilería, como una casa o un edificio.

Corpus desk

Index ES-construir · construir · Spanish

construir · rank #1,599 · 14 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,599
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,288
  • PHOTO-FINISH blog

Nearest frequency peer: blog (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “construir”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “construir” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

construir vs construye
78% similar
construir vs construya
78% similar
construir vs construyo
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for construir
PropertyValue
Headwordconstruir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[kõnsˈt̪ɾwiɾ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#1,599
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “construir”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.construircae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “blog” (#1,598), “belleza” (#1,597), “declaración” (#1,601). Entre 8,288 lemas con “C”, “construir” va en #1,599. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around construir (IPA [kõnsˈt̪ɾwiɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,599 among 8,288 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    Edificar, hacer de nueva planta una obra de ingeniería, arquitectura o albañilería, como una casa o un edificio.
  2. 2
    Hacer una cosa inmaterial utilizando elementos adecuados.

Antonyms

destruir

This word in other languages

build(English)construire(Français)bauen(Deutsch)construir(Português)

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.

cconstruir1cnostruir2connstruir1consrtuir2consstruir1constriur2constrruir1construirr1
Edit distance from "construir"

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 "construir"?
"construir" is spelled C-O-N-S-T-R-U-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [kõnsˈt̪ɾwiɾ].
What does "construir" mean?
As a verb, "construir" means: Edificar, hacer de nueva planta una obra de ingeniería, arquitectura o albañilería, como una casa o un edificio.
What words are commonly confused with "construir"?
"construir" is commonly confused with "construye", "construya", "construyo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "construir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "construir" is [kõnsˈt̪ɾwiɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "construir" come from?
"construir" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

empleados#1,602compañero#1,629documento#1,569identidad#1,639

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

familiares14 variantsliteratura14 variantsconflicto14 variantspropósito14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list