conseguidovsconstruidoConfusable pair

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.

10 ch
conseguido
10 ch
construido

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?
No. They are said differently ([kõnseˈɣ̞ið̞o] versus [kõnsˈt̪ɾwið̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "conseguido" or "construido"?
"conseguido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,816 in our Spanish list, against #4,315 for "construido". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list