construir
Spanish, verb/konsˈtɾwiɾ/
construir is spelled C-O-N-S-T-R-U-I-R (9 letters) and appears 54 times per million words in written Spanish, the 1,611th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Construir is a Spanish verb meaning “to build” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Edificar, hacer de nueva planta una obra de ingeniería, arquitectura o albañilería, como una casa o un…”.
What does construir mean in English?
verb
- 1
to build
El año pasado, construyeron muchos apartamentos.
- 2
to construct
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Edificar, hacer de nueva planta una obra de ingeniería, arquitectura o albañilería, como una casa o un edificio. 2. Hacer una cosa inmaterial utilizando elementos adecuados.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of construir
- construyo first-person present singular
- construí first-person preterite singular
- construido participle past
- construyendo gerund
- construida feminine participle past
- construidos masculine participle past
- construidas feminine participle past
- construyes indicative informal present
- construís indicative informal present
- construye indicative present singular
- construimos first-person indicative plural
- construyen indicative plural present
- construía first-person imperfect indicative
- construías imperfect indicative second-person
- construíamos first-person imperfect indicative
- construíais imperfect indicative plural
- construían imperfect indicative plural
- construiste indicative preterite second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce construir?
- /konsˈtɾwiɾ/
- [kõnsˈt̪ɾwiɾ]
- /konstɾuˈiɾ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to construir
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is construir in Spanish?
construir appears 54 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).