construir

/[kõnsˈt̪ɾwiɾ]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,599

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

construir is aSpanishverb. It means: Edificar, hacer de nueva planta una obra de ingeniería, arquitectura o albañilería, como una casa o un edificio. Pronounced [kõnsˈt̪ɾwiɾ]. It ranks #1,599 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with construye and construya.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of construir in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for construir is 9 letters long, classified as averb, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for construir, with forms such as "cconstruir", "cnostruir", and "connstruir". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, 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 explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is construir, spelled C-O-N-S-T-R-U-I-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cconstruir,cnostruir,connstruir,consrtuir,consstruir,constriur,constrruir,construirr,construri,consttruir,consturir,contsruir,cosntruir,ocnstruir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for construir

Misspelling Variants of "construir"

cconstruir10cnostruir9connstruir10consrtuir9consstruir10constriur9constrruir10construirr10
Misspelling Variants of "construir"

Frequency rank: #1,599 in Spanish

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 covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.