Which to use
“conseguido” and “construido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,816
- “conseguido” frequency rank
- #4,315
- “construido” frequency rank
- 7131
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | conseguido | construido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de conseguir o de conseguirse. | Participio de construir. |
Where the eye mixes conseguido and construido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. conseguido (CVCCVCVVCV) and construido (CVCCCCVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: conseguido vs construido
A purely visual mix-up. conseguido ([kõnseˈɣ̞ið̞o]) and construido ([kõnsˈt̪ɾwið̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7131, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
conseguido is recorded at frequency rank #2,816, classified as averb, pronounced [kõnseˈɣ̞ið̞o]. construido is at rank #4,315, tagged as averb, pronounced [kõnsˈt̪ɾwið̞o].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 7131, this pair ranks #308,841 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of conseguido vs construido
Shared letters: cdinosu. Private to "conseguido": eg. Private to "construido": rt.
"conseguido" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVVCV · "construido" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- conseguido ← cconseguido · cnoseguido · conceguido · conesguido · connseguido · consegguido · consegiudo · consegudio
- construido ← cconstruido · cnostruido · connstruido · consrtuido · consstruido · constriudo · constrruido · construdio
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "conseguido" for "construido" ever safe?
Which is more common, "conseguido" or "construido"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "conseguido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "construido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #308,841 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "conseguido" and "construido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "construían vs construido". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #308,841 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.